Mass Incarceration
Dockery v. Hall
The ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Law Offices of Elizabeth Alexander, and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP, filed a petition for class certification and expert reports for a federal lawsuit on behalf of prisoners at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF). The lawsuit, which was filed in May 2013, describes the for-profit prison as hyper-violent, grotesquely filthy and dangerous. EMCF is operated "in a perpetual state of crisis" where prisoners are at "grave risk of death and loss of limbs." The facility, located in Meridian, Mississippi, is supposed to provide intensive treatment to the state's prisoners with serious psychiatric disabilities, many of whom are locked down in long-term solitary confinement.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009
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Wood v. Allen
Whether the federal courts properly reviewed the state court findings in this habeas corpus proceeding to determine the constitutionality of the petitioner's death sentence.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009
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Wood v. Allen
Whether the federal courts properly reviewed the state court findings in this habeas corpus proceeding to determine the constitutionality of the petitioner's death sentence.
New York
Jul 2009
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Immigrants' Rights
Scarlett v. DHS, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York ruled on July 10 that a long-term legal resident will have a hearing within 60 days to determine whether his immigration detention is justified while he fights his removal proceedings.
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New York
Jul 2009
Mass Incarceration
Immigrants' Rights
Scarlett v. DHS, et al.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York ruled on July 10 that a long-term legal resident will have a hearing within 60 days to determine whether his immigration detention is justified while he fights his removal proceedings.
U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2009
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Ricci v. DeStefano
Whether a public employer may lawfully refuse to certify the results of a promotional exam when it has a strong basis in evidence to believe that the test violates Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act because of its discriminatory impact on minorities or women. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2009
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Ricci v. DeStefano
Whether a public employer may lawfully refuse to certify the results of a promotional exam when it has a strong basis in evidence to believe that the test violates Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act because of its discriminatory impact on minorities or women. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009
Mass Incarceration
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Arizona v. Gant
Whether the police may search a car without a warrant after someone who has been arrested for driving with a suspended license is already handcuffed and sitting in the back of a police cruiser. DECIDED
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009
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Arizona v. Gant
Whether the police may search a car without a warrant after someone who has been arrested for driving with a suspended license is already handcuffed and sitting in the back of a police cruiser. DECIDED
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2009
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Racial Justice
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
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Racial Justice
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