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No Action in Kennedy v. Louisiana: Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSblog reports that while the Supreme Court issued its final round of summer recess orders today, there was "no action announced" on whether it would reconsider Kennedy v. Louisiana. The State of Louisiana had asked the Court to consider the effect, if any, of the Court's failure to address the federal military law that allows the death sentence for child rape. The Justice Department then asked the Court to allow it to join Louisiana in its plea for rehearing. Today's orders did not mention either request. More On Today's Orders: Tony Mauro at The BLT has this post on the Supreme Court's decision to deny the SG's request for time to argue in Locke v. Karass. The case will address the dispute over the use of mandatory union dues...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).