Criminal Law

cert watch: SCOTUS Conference of September 29, 2008
The SCOTUSBlog has launched the first of its docket reviews for the Court which has its first Conference of the new term on September 29, 2008.  In addition to the motion in Kennedy and the Troy Davis petition there are roughly 55-60 capital cases scheduled for the conference...

SCOTUS Watch: May 22 Conference
On Thursday, May 22, 2008, the Supreme Court will hold a conference to consider petitions in a number of cases, including several of interest to CivPro folks. T-Mobile USA, Inc., et al...

SCOTUS commentary on Exxon Valdez argument
The SCOTUS blog commentary seems to track my view that SCOTUS will limit punitives. SCOTUS blog The context in which the Supreme Court is deciding the case, maritime law, is interesting...

Hard-fifty cert petition denied, again.
The SCOTUS denied Sarah Johnson's cert petition in Johnson v. Kansas, which sought, in part, to apply Apprendi to minimum sentences (i.e. reverse Harris v. U.S., 536 U.S. 545 (2002))...

Supreme Court Panels at ABA Conference
SCOTUS Blog reports on several Supreme Court panels that will be held at this week’s ABA Conference. Visit Site » Share This

Constitutional Law II #30: More Tests and School Prayer
In this episode we will examine the coercion test, the history / tradition test, the “stupid legislator” test, as well as briefly examining school prayer and the pledge of allegiance...

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President