Love v. Texas
Petition for certiorari denied on April 18, 2022
| Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-5050 | Tex. Crim. App. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2021 |
Issue: (1) Whether Texas' Court of Criminal Appeals, the only court of last resort reviewing direct appeals in death penalty cases, has decided an important federal question concerning a racially biased juror being allowed on a capital death penalty jury in violation of petitioner Kristopher Love's rights under the Sixth and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution; and (2) whether Texas' Court of Criminal Appeals, the only court of last resort reviewing direct appeals in death penalty cases, has decided an important federal question concerning a racially biased juror in a way that conflicts with relevant decisions of the Supreme Court in violation of Love's rights under the Sixth and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 07/01/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due August 9, 2021) |
| 07/14/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 9, 2021 to September 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 07/15/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 8, 2021. |
| 09/08/2021 | Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed. |
| 09/23/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021. |
| 10/04/2021 | Record Requested. |
| 10/26/2021 | Record received from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (1 envelope). The record is electronic and contains sealed materials. |
| 11/10/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/3/2021. |
| 11/16/2021 | Record Requested - Additional materials requested from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. |
| 11/19/2021 | Additional record materials received from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. |
| 12/09/2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| 01/10/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/14/2022. |
| 01/18/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022. |
| 02/11/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/18/2022. |
| 02/22/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| 02/28/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/4/2022. |
| 03/14/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/18/2022. |
| 03/21/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/25/2022. |
| 03/28/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/1/2022. |
| 04/11/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/14/2022. |
| 04/18/2022 | Petition DENIED. Justice Sotomayor, with whom Justice Breyer and Justice Kagan join, dissenting from the denial of summary vacatur. (Detached Opinion) |