SCOTUSBlog
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
On Monday, the court was confronted with an emergency application from Texas abortion providers seeking to prevent that state from functionally banning abortions in the state. 8 , the Texas law, added a new wrinkle to the so-called heartbeat laws that have become standard fare in conservative states.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 5, 2023
On January 21, 2023, he hanged himself on death row at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas. Andrus’ decision to end his own life rather than allow the State of Texas to take it came roughly six months after the U.S. Andrus’ attorney, Gretchen Sween, once again sought and secured certiorari review before the Supreme Court.
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SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Texas , a capital defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. On remand, the Texas court ruled that the inadequate counsel had not prejudiced Andrus. Texas , Andrus maintains that the Texas court disregarded the Supreme Court’s express guidance for conducting the prejudice analysis.
The Crime Report
APRIL 8, 2022
The remaining 97 percent have been decided by plea bargain: an arrangement made between a prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, and the defendant under which an individual enters a guilty or no contest plea in exchange for a reduction in the level of a charge, a reduced number of charges, or the recommendation of a lighter sentence.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 1, 2021
And just six minutes before 10, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch arrives with state Solicitor General Scott Stewart, who will argue in defense of the state’s prohibition on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Those two were present, and the only spouses present, for the Nov. Jackson and United States v.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and her team are urging the court to reverse Roe and return this issue to legislatures, the proper realm for policymaking. The Texas Heartbeat Act exemplifies lawmakers’ frustration with the status quo and their determination to protect unborn children and mothers.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 30, 2021
Trinity Legal Center and Catholic Medical Association, National Association of Catholic Nurses-USA, Idaho Chooses Life and Texas Alliance for Life make similar arguments. Against stare decisis. Many amici focus on the principle of stare decisis – and urge the court not to follow it in this case.
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