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14 Supreme Court Cases during the 2016 Term

Davila v. Davis
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Capital Punishment

Davila v. Davis

Whether, in federal habeas review of a Texas death sentence, procedural default of an ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim may be excused when the cause of the default is initial-collateral review counsel鈥檚 own ineffectiveness.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Davila v. Davis

Capital Punishment

Davila v. Davis

Whether, in federal habeas review of a Texas death sentence, procedural default of an ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim may be excused when the cause of the default is initial-collateral review counsel鈥檚 own ineffectiveness.
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Weaver v. Massachusetts
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Criminal Law Reform

Weaver v. Massachusetts

Whether, when defense counsel in a criminal trial, through constitutionally deficient performance, fails to object to 鈥渟tructural error,鈥 the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel is presumed and thus shown as a matter of law.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
Weaver v. Massachusetts

Criminal Law Reform

Weaver v. Massachusetts

Whether, when defense counsel in a criminal trial, through constitutionally deficient performance, fails to object to 鈥渟tructural error,鈥 the prejudice required to show ineffective assistance of counsel is presumed and thus shown as a matter of law.
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County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez
U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017

Criminal Law Reform

County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez

Whether the Ninth Circuit鈥檚 鈥減rovocation rule鈥 that police officers may be held liable for using force when they provoked a threatening reaction with a Fourth Amendment violation is consistent with the Supreme Court鈥檚 use of force analysis in Graham v. Connor and subsequent cases?
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U.S. Supreme Court
Mar 2017
County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez

Criminal Law Reform

County of Los Angeles v. Angel Mendez

Whether the Ninth Circuit鈥檚 鈥減rovocation rule鈥 that police officers may be held liable for using force when they provoked a threatening reaction with a Fourth Amendment violation is consistent with the Supreme Court鈥檚 use of force analysis in Graham v. Connor and subsequent cases?
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Packingham v. North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2017

Free Speech

Packingham v. North Carolina

Whether North Carolina can prohibit individuals who are registered sex offenders from 鈥渁ccessing鈥 any social media websites.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2017
Packingham v. North Carolina

Free Speech

Packingham v. North Carolina

Whether North Carolina can prohibit individuals who are registered sex offenders from 鈥渁ccessing鈥 any social media websites.
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