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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2019
Nielsen v. Preap

Immigrants' Rights

Nielsen v. Preap

Whether the government can require that certain people are detained for the duration of their deportation proceedings 鈥 without a hearing 鈥 because they have past criminal records.
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15 Supreme Court Cases during the 2018 Term

Mitchell v. Wisconsin
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019

Criminal Law Reform

Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Whether under the Fourth Amendment police can order a blood draw from an unconscious motorist without a warrant where state law purports to impute 鈥渃onsent鈥 to a blood draw to everyone who drives an automobile in the state.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2019
Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Criminal Law Reform

Mitchell v. Wisconsin

Whether under the Fourth Amendment police can order a blood draw from an unconscious motorist without a warrant where state law purports to impute 鈥渃onsent鈥 to a blood draw to everyone who drives an automobile in the state.
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American Legion v. American Humanist Association
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019

Religious Liberty

American Legion v. American Humanist Association

Whether the government鈥檚 display of a 40-foot-tall Latin cross in the center of a busy intersection in Bladensburg, Maryland violates the separation of church and state.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
American Legion v. American Humanist Association

Religious Liberty

American Legion v. American Humanist Association

Whether the government鈥檚 display of a 40-foot-tall Latin cross in the center of a busy intersection in Bladensburg, Maryland violates the separation of church and state.
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Smith v. California 18-7094
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019

Capital Punishment

Racial Justice

Smith v. California 18-7094

Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to prevent courts from allowing prosecutors to use prospective jurors鈥 opinions about the O.J. Simpson trial or other potential racial proxies as 鈥渞ace-neutral鈥 explanations for striking black jurors without further inquiry.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Smith v. California 18-7094

Capital Punishment

Racial Justice

Smith v. California 18-7094

Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to prevent courts from allowing prosecutors to use prospective jurors鈥 opinions about the O.J. Simpson trial or other potential racial proxies as 鈥渞ace-neutral鈥 explanations for striking black jurors without further inquiry.
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Almighty Supreme Born Allah v. Milling, 17-8654
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019

Religious Liberty

Almighty Supreme Born Allah v. Milling, 17-8654

Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to re-evaluate the qualified immunity doctrine, which protects government officials from liability for violating an individual鈥檚 constitutional rights in a wide range of situations.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Almighty Supreme Born Allah v. Milling, 17-8654

Religious Liberty

Almighty Supreme Born Allah v. Milling, 17-8654

Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to re-evaluate the qualified immunity doctrine, which protects government officials from liability for violating an individual鈥檚 constitutional rights in a wide range of situations.
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Bucklew v. Precythe, 17-8151
U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019

Capital Punishment

Bucklew v. Precythe, 17-8151

Whether the execution of Russell Bucklew by lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment as cruel and unusual punishment because he suffers from a rare medical condition that would cause him to choke on his own blood and suffocate for four minutes before dying.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Feb 2019
Bucklew v. Precythe, 17-8151

Capital Punishment

Bucklew v. Precythe, 17-8151

Whether the execution of Russell Bucklew by lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment as cruel and unusual punishment because he suffers from a rare medical condition that would cause him to choke on his own blood and suffocate for four minutes before dying.
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