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15 Supreme Court Cases during the 2008 Term

Montejo v. State of Louisiana
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009

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Montejo v. State of Louisiana

Whether the police may interrogate an indigent defendant who has been assigned counsel without counsel present on the theory that the defendant never formally indicated that he accepted the appointment. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009
Montejo v. State of Louisiana

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Montejo v. State of Louisiana

Whether the police may interrogate an indigent defendant who has been assigned counsel without counsel present on the theory that the defendant never formally indicated that he accepted the appointment. DECIDED
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al-Marri v. Spagone
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2009

National Security

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al-Marri v. Spagone

Whether a U.S. resident arrested in the U.S. can be indefinitely detained as an "enemy combatant" in a military brig without criminal charges or trial. CASE DISMISSED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2009
al-Marri v. Spagone

National Security

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al-Marri v. Spagone

Whether a U.S. resident arrested in the U.S. can be indefinitely detained as an "enemy combatant" in a military brig without criminal charges or trial. CASE DISMISSED
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Nijhawan v. Holder
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2009

Immigrants' Rights

Nijhawan v. Holder

Whether an immigration judge can engage in a wide-ranging inquiry to determine whether a prior conviction counts as an aggravated felony for deportation purposes or is instead limited to considering the elements of the crime.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2009
Nijhawan v. Holder

Immigrants' Rights

Nijhawan v. Holder

Whether an immigration judge can engage in a wide-ranging inquiry to determine whether a prior conviction counts as an aggravated felony for deportation purposes or is instead limited to considering the elements of the crime.
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District Attorney's Office v. Osborne
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2009

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District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

Whether it violates due process to imprison someone who is actually innocent, and whether an inmate has a post-conviction right to obtain DNA evidence in the government's possession that could establish his innocence with total certainty. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2009
District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

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District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

Whether it violates due process to imprison someone who is actually innocent, and whether an inmate has a post-conviction right to obtain DNA evidence in the government's possession that could establish his innocence with total certainty. DECIDED
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Vermont v. Brillon
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008

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Vermont v. Brillon

Whether delays caused by systemic deficiencies in a state's indigent defense system can ever be charged against the state in deciding whether a criminal defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2008
Vermont v. Brillon

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Vermont v. Brillon

Whether delays caused by systemic deficiencies in a state's indigent defense system can ever be charged against the state in deciding whether a criminal defendant has been denied his constitutional right to a speedy trial. DECIDED
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