In this post highlighting nearly half a dozen pending petitions, Andrew Hamm summarizes the issues and parties involved in some of the petitions that are slated to be presented before the Supreme Court. Among the featured petitions are matters pertaining to potential violations of the First Amendment as well as limitations of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments. Another notable petition involves a case of amnesia; in Tapia v. New York, the issue presented relates to whether a witness’s memory loss effectively renders his testimony void or if his presence at the trial is considered sufficient.
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This week we highlight petitions pending before the Supreme Court that address, among other things, whether Alaska’s $500 individual-to-candidate and individual-to-group contribution limits violate the First Amendment, whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers, and whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a criminal defendant’s sentence on conduct underlying a charge of which the defendant was acquitted by a jury.
The petitions of the week are:
19-107
Issue: Whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendments prohibit a federal court from basing a criminal defendant’s sentence on conduct underlying a charge of which the defendant was acquitted by a jury.
19-122
Issues: Whether Alaska’s $500 individual-to-candidate and individual-to-group contribution limits violate the First Amendment.
Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians
19-131
Issue: Whether Indian tribal courts have jurisdiction to adjudicate civil tort claims against nonmembers.
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Read the rest of the post on SCOTUSblog.
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Jorge J. Perez is an attorney in South Florida. He is a self-professed history buff.