SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 29, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a capital defendant’s request for habeas relief on the ground that his lawyer conceded guilt over his objection, as in 2018’s McCoy v. After McCoy , Tyler unsuccessfully sought relief in Louisiana state courts. In Tyler v.

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JonathanTurley

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Despite this history, a new decision out of the High Court is still shocking in its implications for further attacks on free speech. The court ruled that newspapers and television stations that post articles on social media sites like Facebook are liable for other third party comments on those posts. punitive damages.

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SquirePattonBoggs

MARCH 11, 2024

Four years ago, the Supreme Court declined a federal habeas petitioner’s request to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Avery v. Justice Kavanaugh, the Sixth Circuit’s assigned circuit justice, attached a “ statement ” to the Supreme Court’s cert. But the Court turned it away. United States , 770 F. 1080, 1081 (2020).

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JonathanTurley

MARCH 13, 2021

Courts have upheld the right of citizens to insult police, which is an unfortunate aspect of policing. Thus, in 2015, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that police could not arrest a 17-year-old who called them “pigs.” In Kentucky, the sponsor, Republican state Sen.

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JonathanTurley

DECEMBER 28, 2021

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has handed down a significant ruling on the exception to the First Amendment for criminal threats. The court reversed the decision of District Court Judge Charles Breyer, who rejected the charges against Howard Weiss who threatened Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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