Supreme Court
I cringe whenever I see that the Roberts Court is taking a case like this:In theory, a criminal-law doctrine known as the exclusionary rule forbids prosecutors from using evidence obtained.
I have more thoughts here.
It's been buried by NH primary news, but it's worth noting that the Supreme Court heard Baze v. Rees yesterday. The case challenges Kentucky's use of a three-drug cocktail to.
Scott covered the important points in his post about the Supreme Court's decision today in Gall and Kimbrough. Boiled down, the Court in these cases says that it meant what.
Unfortunately, other professional responsibilities have prevented me from reading the full transcripts yet, so I've only heard the highlights so far (I'll have more when I read them in full.).
The Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal to the D.C. Circuit decision striking down D.C.'s handguns ban. I'll have more discussion about this later, but to stimulate discussion.
It's all but official: the Supreme Court issued a stay of execution for a prisoner in Mississippi, "and thus gave a nearly indisputable indication that a majority intends to block.
Via Roy, I see that conservatives are whining about the great day 20 years ago on which arch-reactionary Robert Bork was justly rejected by the Senate. First if all, it's.