U.S. Courts News Reporter
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The Supreme Court on Monday revived efforts by a Texas inmate to throw out his conviction and death sentence in a case in which prosecutors agree that he should get a new trial. The ruling in favor of Areli Escobar came on a list of orders released from the justices’ private conference last week. The justices did not grant any new cases, but they called for the Biden administration’s views in three cases and denied review in over 300 … Read the rest
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In a surprise pre-Thanksgiving order, the Supreme Court on Wednesday added one new case to its merits docket for the 2021-22 term. In Berger v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the justices will weigh in on an effort by Republican legislators in the state to intervene to defend the state’s voter-ID law.
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, along with several local chapters of the group, filed a lawsuit alleging that the law violates the … Read the rest
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The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.
The Supreme Court continues to churn through its relisted cases. On Monday, the court disposed of two more. Petitioner Robyn Morgan got happy news: the Justices decided they wanted Taco Bell — or, at least, they wanted to hear that Taco Bell employee’s petition in Morgan v. Sundance, Inc., 21-328, claiming that … Read the rest