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Davis v. Ohio

Petition for certiorari denied on March 2, 2015

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
14-7426 Ohio N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2014

Issue: Whether evolving standards of decency under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments are implicated by confining an individual under the threat of death for over three decades.

DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/16/2014Application (14A328) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from October 7, 2014 to December 6, 2014, submitted to Justice Kagan.
09/23/2014Application (14A328) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until December 6, 2014.
12/01/2014Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 7, 2015)
12/31/2014Brief of respondent Ohio in opposition filed.
01/15/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 20, 2015.
02/23/2015DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 27, 2015.
03/02/2015Petition DENIED. Justice Breyer dissents.