SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 20, 2025

As is frequently the case when the court denies review in cases that have been relisted repeatedly, denial occasioned dissent, this time from Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Neil Gorsuch. When the case arrived at the Supreme Court, Escobar argued that his case presents the same question as Glossip v.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. King sued them under the Federal Tort Claims Act and under Bivens v. The district court dismissed both, King appealed only the Bivens action, and the U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 23, 2025

While the Supreme Court routinely throws out lower-court decisions granting prisoners habeas relief, its fairly uncommon for the justices to summarily grant relief to habeas petitioners. Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Relisted after the Jan. 10 and Jan. 17 conferences.) Relisted after the Jan.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Oklahoma v. Judicial factfinding for restitution Under Apprendi v. New Jersey , [o]ther than the fact of a prior conviction, any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt. 10 conference.)

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