Post by sclcookie on Jun 3, 2006 14:45:39 GMT -5
Cases on the Supreme Court docket
The Supreme Court will decide the following key cases in June:
Terrorism on trial -- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. At Issue: Rights of accused
"enemy combatants" held overseas and facing military tribunals. Legal
brief: Former Osama bin Laden driver is one of about 500 men detained in
U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Death penalty, DNA -- House v. Bell. At issue: Capital inmates claim
"actual innocence" based on new DNA evidence. Legal brief: About 150
innocent prisoners exonerated after forensic testing.
Death penalty, lethal injection -- Hill v. McDonough. At issue: Death row
appeals on the "thingytail" of chemicals used in lethal injection. Legal
brief: High court stopped Clarence Hill's execution while he was strapped
to gurney.
Politics, Texas redistricting -- League of United Latin v. Perry, et al.
At issue: Whether 2003 congressional map was excessively partisan. Legal
brief: Redrawn map led to 2004 defeat of 5 Democratic incumbents.
Campaign finance reform -- Randall v. Sorrell, et al. At issue:
Constitutionality of state limits on campaign spending. Legal brief: High
court has said federal candidates have free speech right to spend as much
as they want.
Property rights and the environment -- Rapanos v. U.S. and Carabell v.
Army Corps of Engineers. At issue: Did federal wetland regulators go too
far restricting private development? Legal brief: 100 million acres of
wetlands could be affected.
Foreigner rights and felonies -- Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon and Bustillo v.
Johnson. At issue: Can foreign felons challenge convictions because they
were not told of right to contact consulate? Legal brief: World Court
ruled rights of dozens of non-citizens arrested in U.S. were violated, and
deserve new trials.
Insanity defense -- Clark v. Arizona. At issue: What legal limits states
can place on criminal defendants claiming severe mental illness. Legal
brief: Eric Clark was schizophrenic 17-year-old when he killed an Arizona
police officer.
Domestic violence -- Davis v. Washington and Hammon v. Indiana. At issue:
Can taped 911 calls be used as evidence in absence of court testimony of
alleged victim? Legal brief: "Secondhand" evidence, even though not
subject to cross-examination, often is admissible when victim unwilling or
unable to testify in person.
(source: CNN)
The Supreme Court will decide the following key cases in June:
Terrorism on trial -- Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. At Issue: Rights of accused
"enemy combatants" held overseas and facing military tribunals. Legal
brief: Former Osama bin Laden driver is one of about 500 men detained in
U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Death penalty, DNA -- House v. Bell. At issue: Capital inmates claim
"actual innocence" based on new DNA evidence. Legal brief: About 150
innocent prisoners exonerated after forensic testing.
Death penalty, lethal injection -- Hill v. McDonough. At issue: Death row
appeals on the "thingytail" of chemicals used in lethal injection. Legal
brief: High court stopped Clarence Hill's execution while he was strapped
to gurney.
Politics, Texas redistricting -- League of United Latin v. Perry, et al.
At issue: Whether 2003 congressional map was excessively partisan. Legal
brief: Redrawn map led to 2004 defeat of 5 Democratic incumbents.
Campaign finance reform -- Randall v. Sorrell, et al. At issue:
Constitutionality of state limits on campaign spending. Legal brief: High
court has said federal candidates have free speech right to spend as much
as they want.
Property rights and the environment -- Rapanos v. U.S. and Carabell v.
Army Corps of Engineers. At issue: Did federal wetland regulators go too
far restricting private development? Legal brief: 100 million acres of
wetlands could be affected.
Foreigner rights and felonies -- Sanchez-Llamas v. Oregon and Bustillo v.
Johnson. At issue: Can foreign felons challenge convictions because they
were not told of right to contact consulate? Legal brief: World Court
ruled rights of dozens of non-citizens arrested in U.S. were violated, and
deserve new trials.
Insanity defense -- Clark v. Arizona. At issue: What legal limits states
can place on criminal defendants claiming severe mental illness. Legal
brief: Eric Clark was schizophrenic 17-year-old when he killed an Arizona
police officer.
Domestic violence -- Davis v. Washington and Hammon v. Indiana. At issue:
Can taped 911 calls be used as evidence in absence of court testimony of
alleged victim? Legal brief: "Secondhand" evidence, even though not
subject to cross-examination, often is admissible when victim unwilling or
unable to testify in person.
(source: CNN)