SCOTUSBlog

MAY 7, 2021

Share This week we highlight petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether an award of punitive damages that doubles the compensatory damages can comport with due process and how a defendant can prove ineffective assistance of counsel in rejecting a plea offer. On appeal, the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

in which Epic has asked the justices to weigh in on whether a state law that places a cap on punitive damages can provide the kind of fair notice that the Supreme Court has said the Constitution’s due process clause requires, so that a punitive damages award that complies with the law passes constitutional muster.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Dominion Voting Systems machines were used in 28 states in the 2020 election, including in critical swing states Georgia and Wisconsin. billion in damages in the lawsuit against Lindell, including about $650 million in punitive damages and $650 million in compensatory damages. Dominion seeks $1.3

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