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Supreme Court Sides With Arizona Death Row Inmate

Constitutional Law Reporter

Supreme Court sided with John Montenegro Cruz, a death row inmate in Arizona. According to a 5-4 majority, Arizona erred in refusing to apply the Court’s precedent set forth in Simmons v. South Carolina , 512 U.S. The Arizona Supreme Court had previously interpreted Rule 32.1(g) City of Columbia , 378 U.S.

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SCOTUS Rules Challenged South Carolina District Is Not a Racial Gerrymander

Constitutional Law Reporter

South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP , 602 U.S. _ (2024), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the lower court erred in finding that a South Carolina congressional district was an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The legislature adopted the plan, and the Governor signed it into law.

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