Bourgeois v. Watson
Linked with Bourgeois v. Watson (20A104)
Certiorari Denied
Petition for certiorari denied on December 11, 2020.
Issue
(1) Whether the Federal Death Penalty Act, which provides that a "sentence of death shall not be carried out upon a person who is mentally retarded," prohibits the government from executing a federal prisoner who is intellectually disabled under current legal and diagnostic standards; and (2) if so, whether 28 U.S.C. § 2241 provides a remedy for such a prisoner when a court had previously denied his claim using now-rejected judge-made criteria, instead of clinically accepted diagnostic standards.
Dec 2, 2020Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 4, 2021)Dec 3, 2020Brief amicus curiae of The Constitution Project filed.Dec 3, 2020Application (20A104) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Barrett.Dec 4, 2020Brief of respondents T. J. Watson, Warden, et al. in opposition filed.Dec 7, 2020Reply of petitioner Alfred Bourgeois filed.
Dec 11, 2020Application (20A104) referred to the Court.
Dec 11, 2020Petition DENIED.
Dec 11, 2020Application (20A104) denied by the Court. JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN joins, dissenting from the denial of certiorari and application for stay. (Detached opinion)
Recommended Citation: Bourgeois v. Watson, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/bourgeois-v-watson/