SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2024

Alabama , the Supreme Court declared that mandatory sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole for offenders who were under the age of 18 when they committed their crimes violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Credit Bureau Center, LLC v.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 14, 2021

involving whether punitive damages that are twice compensatory damages and fall within a state’s statutory punitive damages cap are constitutionally excessive. Garland is an immigration case. The post Foreign intelligence surveillance and immigration appeared first on SCOTUSblog. 27 and Oct.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2021

involving whether punitive damages that are twice compensatory damages, and fall within a state’s statutory punitive damages cap, are constitutionally excessive. Three cases involving lawsuits over allegations that police officers used excessive force. Epic Systems Corp v. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

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