Supreme Court Denies Review of Missouri Death Sentence Despite Jury Misconduct
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review Lance Shockley’s death sentence in late March,…
Supreme Court Rules Against Trump Immigration Tactics in Strong Rebuke
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government illegally deported a Salvadoran man, delivering a strong rebuke to Trump immigration tactics and reminding the executive that discretion must remain within the bounds of law.
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Death Row Appeal, Leaving Missouri Man without Recourse
In a sharply divided decision with significant implications for due process and the right to appeal, the…
Man’s Execution Halted by TX Supreme Court after Legislators Join Fight
HUNTSVILLE, TX — Robert Roberson, 57, was supposed to be executed on Thursday, Oct. 17, after his…
Protest Leaders’ First Amendment Rights Preserved, Federal Court Rules
By Nevya Patel WASHINGTON, DC — The ACLU reports the decision that if there was no intent,…
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Texas’ ‘Show Me Your Papers’ Law to Proceed, but Hours Later Federal Court Puts Pause on Controversial Measure
By Perla Chavez WASHINGTON, DC — This past week, the Biden Administration’s urgent petition to reassess the…
Some SCOTUS Justices Dissent in Refusal to Review Case of Black Man Sent to Death Row, by All White Jury Opposed to Interracial Marriage, for Killing White Wife
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. – Some justices on the U.S. Supreme Court last week strongly…
Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Part 2
By Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
Civil Rights Groups, Including ACLU, Seek to Overturn ‘Racist’ US Supreme Court Rulings Used to Deny Benefits to Puerto Ricans
By Jaanvi Kaur WASHINGTON, DC – Civil rights groups are trying again to push the federal government…
Looking Back: United States Supreme Court Puts Time Limit on Right to Counsel
by Jeffrey Deskovic “Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist…
SCOTUS Eliminates Ability to Vindicate Substantial Constitutional Claims of Ineffective Counsel; Dissenting Justices Call Decision ‘Perverse’
By Nora Dahl WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court this week, in a 6-3 ruling, made…
Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Dissents in SCOTUS Decision to Not Hear Qualified Immunity Case
By John W. Hamm & Lorelei Olivas WASHINGTON D.C. – Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to…
SCOTUS Backs Mississippi Court of Appeals, Rules Life without Parole for Defendants under 18 Is Constitutional
By Ankita Joshi and Koda Slingluff MISSISSIPPI – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, on a 6-3…
Justices Sotomayor, Kagan Dissent After SCOTUS Denies Appeal by Inmates at Geriatric Prison to Require COVID-19 Precautions
By Linh Nguyen WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied an appeal by inmates at…