Case
Danforth v. Minnesota
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Supreme Court Update
Order List
Greetings, Court Fans! Barring another unexpected quick per curiam ruling, this will be another quiet week for the Court on the opinions front. There are a number of interesting arguments…
Supreme Court Update
Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc. (06-179), Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Ass’n (06-457), Preston v. Ferrer (06-1463), LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates (06-856), Danforth v. Minnesota (06-8273) and order list.
The Court returned this from an extended recess and left us with five decisions Wednesday and an order list on Tuesday. Perhaps the most significant decision of the week came…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Federalism and Retroactivity in State Post-Conviction Proceedings”
Main July 25, 2015"Federalism and Retroactivity in State Post-Conviction Proceedings"The title of this post is the title of this notable article authored by Stephen R. McAllister appearing in the latest…
Sentencing Law and Policy
The extra state habeas question (and its answer?) inMontgomery, the new SCOTUSMillerretroactivity case
Main March 23, 2015The extra state habeas question (and its answer?) in Montgomery, the new SCOTUS Miller retroactivity caseNotably, the Supreme Court's cert grant in in another Miller retroactivity case…
Sentencing Law and Policy
After winning SCOTUS battle, Danforth loses state retroactivity war
Main February 26, 2009After winning SCOTUS battle, Danforth loses state retroactivity warAs habeas fans know, last year the Supreme Court held in Danforth that state courts were not obligated to…
Sentencing Law and Policy
A must-read for those doing habeas work or just deep fed courts thinking
Main December 19, 2008A must-read for those doing habeas work or just deep fed courts thinkingA new forthcoming article now appearing here via SSRN is a must-read for any and…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Breaking news: SCOTUS has powerful people constraining (the tyranny of?) the majority
Main July 18, 2008Breaking news: SCOTUS has powerful people constraining (the tyranny of?) the majorityI find intriguing (and a bit amusing) this review of the Supreme Court term by Edward…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Notable commentary onDanforth
Main February 25, 2008Notable commentary on DanforthMichael Dorf has this new FrindLaw essay titled "Did Justice Stevens Pull a Fast One? The Hidden Logic of a Recent Retroactivity Case in…
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SCOTUS embraces criminal justice federalism inDanforth
Main February 20, 2008SCOTUS embraces criminal justice federalism in DanforthThe big criminal justice opinion from SCOTUS today is in Danforth, which Lyle Denniston effectively summarizes in this post. Here are…
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More dialoging aboutDanforth
Main November 2, 2007More dialoging about DanforthAnn Althouse with a new post here and Orin Kerr with a follow-up here have taken the discussion of the Danforth state retroactivity case…