Since we are covering the courts in 2302 we should pay attention to these current cases:
1-Until the Supreme Court rules whether death by lethal injections are cruel and unusual, all executions in the United States are on hold--maybe until next summer. The case is Baze v. Rees. Click here for the docket.
2-Is the $2.5 billion verdict against Exxon-Mobil because of the oil spill resulting from Exxon Valdez accident excessive? Here is the docket for Exxon Shipping Co. v. Grant Baker. And some commentary from scotusblog.
3-Does the president have the power to detain indefinitely a legal resident it deems an enemy combatant, or does the defendant have the constitutional right to challenge the detention? The fourth circuit court decision.
4-Is the PROTECT Act a constitutionally valid way to combat child pornography or an overly broad law that allows the prosecution of people who simply talk about it? Did police cross the line when they arrested a man for saying he possessed child pornography when he actually did not. Here is the docket for United States v. Williams.
That's enough for now.
