JURIST
DECEMBER 11, 2020
The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in United States v. Because this Court held in Coker v. Georgia that the Eighth Amendment forbids a death sentence for the rape of an adult woman, respondents argue that they could not, in fact, have been sentenced to death, and therefore the statute of limitations for their crimes.
The Crime Report
JUNE 29, 2022
50 years ago today, the Supreme Court in their opinion on Furman v. Georgia halted the death penalty across the country in response to a set of capital punishment cases. Does that mean that since Furman, states have perfected the death penalty, making the process consistent and nondiscriminatory as the Court ordered?
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Trademark & Copyright Law
MAY 8, 2020
On April 27, the Supreme Court took us on a stroll down memory lane in its decision in Georgia v. The Court, applying logic from Wheaton v. Accordingly, copyright protection does not extend to annotations in the State of Georgia’s official code because of its “authors.”. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., The Background.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 20, 2022
Two pending petitions raise the question of the constitutionality of state statutes providing that corporations are deemed to have consented to “general” personal jurisdiction by virtue of having registered to do business in a state. Some older Supreme Court decisions support that theory of consent. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ,
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
In June 2020, the Supreme Court issued a summary reversal – meaning it decided the case without merits briefing or oral argument – in Andrus v. In an unsigned opinion, the court ruled that Terence Andrus had demonstrated that his lawyer provided deficient performance at sentencing for failing to investigate or introduce mitigating evidence.
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 17, 2021
United States , the Supreme Court ruled that under Section 922(g)(5)(A), the prosecution must prove not only that a defendant knew he had a gun, but also that the defendant knew of his legal status as a prohibited person. Issue : Whether a district court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. In Rehaif v. In Waller v. Williams v.
SCOTUSBlog
JANUARY 12, 2021
The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in the case of a Georgia student who was stopped from handing out religious literature and speaking about his faith on the campus of his public college. Those statutes deter wrongdoers in the regulated industries and allow consumers to vindicate their rights.
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