Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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14-6381 | La. | TBD | TBD | TBD | Per Curiam | OT 2014 |
Holding: Case on whether the Court’s 2012 decision in Miller v. Alabama, holding that the Constitution prohibits a mandatory sentence of life without parole for a defendant who was under the age of eighteen at the time of the crime, dismissed as moot after a settlement that included the inmate’s release from prison.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Sep 18 2014 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 23, 2014) |
Sep 29 2014 | Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed. |
Oct 16 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of October 31, 2014. |
Nov 3 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 7, 2014. |
Nov 5 2014 | Record Requested. |
Nov 10 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 14, 2014. |
Nov 17 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of November 25, 2014. |
Nov 20 2014 | Record received from the Supreme Court of Louisiana. The record is electronic. |
Dec 1 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 5, 2014. |
Dec 8 2014 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 12, 2014. |
Dec 12 2014 | Motion to proceed in forma pauperis GRANTED. Petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED limited to the following questions: 1) Does the rule announced in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U. S. ____ (2012), apply retroactively to this case? 2) Is a federal question raised by a claim that a state collateral review court erroneously failed to find a Teague exception?. |
Jan 7 2015 | Consent to the filing of amicus curiae briefs, in support of either party or of neither party, received from counsel for the respondent. |
Jan 26 2015 | Brief of petitioner George Toca filed. |
Jan 26 2015 | Joint appendix filed. (Statement of costs filed.) |
Feb 2 2015 | SET FOR ARGUMENT ON Monday, March 30, 2015 |
Feb 2 2015 | Stipulation to dismiss the writ of certiorari pursuant to Rule 46 received. |
Feb 3 2015 | Petition Dismissed - Rule 46. |
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Today we Tok’d about cert petitions and the court’s private conference.
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We expect orders from the court’s private conference today on Monday morning at 9:30 a.m. EST. Opinions at 10:00 a.m. EST.
Good news! The court will continue live audio streaming for its February sitting.
#SCOTUS announces that during the February argument session, which begins on 2/22, it will once again hear oral arguments by phone, w/live audio available to the public, b/c of COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/press/pressreleases/pr_01-22-21
Check out the latest Relist Watch from @johnpelwood.
TEN new relists -- including 6 involving Pres. Trump/Trump Admin initiatives that strangely skipped the Jan. 15 conference: Emoluments Clause suits, Public Charge Rule, Title X abortion/counseling rule. Plus a call to revisit regulatory takings & Nevada's COVID restrictions. https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblogposts/status/1352358829317648384
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