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US Supreme Court ends term, grants cert. in 2 cases

The Supreme Court ended its 2007-08 term today. In its final act of the term, the Court granted certiorari in two matters. Coeur Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Convervation Council concerns whether the Army Corps of Engineers has the authority to issue permits for dumping dredge or fill dirt into waterways, without satisfying all of the pollution restrictions enforced by the EPA. In Knowles (Warden) v. Mirzayance, the Court considers whether the 9th Circuit could grant habeas relief to a defendant convicted in state court based upon a finding that his trial counsel was ineffective for advising the defendant to withdraw his insanity plea where the plea was the only realistic defense to the charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by Harmful Error on June 27, 2008 (boomark / email).