The high court ruled that a state-law robbery counts towards triggering the mandatory 15-year sentence enhancement under the “three strikes” provision in the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA).
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Supreme Court Decides 25% of Prisoner Damages Must Go to Lawyers’ Fees
In a recent 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a dispute among lower federal courts about how large a share of damage awards won by inmates in civil rights cases must be paid towards their lawyers’ fees.
Read More »Supreme Court Stays Death Sentence to Hear Appeal on Juror’s Racial Bias
The U.S. Supreme Court issues a stay in the latest case to question a trial's fairness because of a juror's apparent racist beliefs.
Read More »High Court Dumps ‘Provocation’ Theory, Narrowing Police Liability for Use of Force
Justice Alito noted that the Supreme Court’s rulings on excessive force call for looking at the totality of circumstances to determine whether, at the time the force was used, it was reasonable for the police to use it.
Read More »Proposition 8 Overturned
California's Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage overturned in federal court
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