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February 22, 2023
Justices Say Ariz. Got Death Penalty Due Process Wrong
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday said Arizona high court justices so wrongly interpreted the state's criminal procedure rules that federal review was warranted, in a death penalty appeal that spurred a 5-4 divide among the justices.
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November 04, 2022
The Supreme Court's Week: By The Numbers
This past week saw arguments in two highly anticipated cases over affirmative action at colleges and two more involving post-conviction relief for prisoners, as well as a protest that interrupted the justices' consideration of a tax case. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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November 01, 2022
Justice Jackson Warns Of Roadmap For States To Defy Court
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Tuesday that if the U.S. Supreme Court sides with Arizona in a capital case over whether a death row inmate was properly denied post-conviction relief, the ruling could give states a roadmap for defying the high court's criminal law decisions.
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March 28, 2022
Supreme Court To Weigh In On Arizona State Habeas Case
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case of an Arizona death row inmate who says he had a right to tell his state trial jurors he was ineligible for parole if they chose not to sentence him to death.