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CRIMINAL JUSTICE/RIGHTS OF THE POOR Halbert v. Michigan Raising the same issue as Kowalski, which was dismissed on standing grounds. DECIDED Kowalski v. Tesmer Reviewing whether indigent criminal defendants in Michigan are entitled to appointed counsel on their first appeal, even if they plead guilty. DECIDED DEATH PENALTY Roper v. Simmons Challenging the constitutionality of the juvenile death penalty. DECIDED FREE SPEECH FCC v. Brand X Internet Services Reviewing whether cable broadband services should be allowed to limit access to a single Internet Service Provider (ISP). DECIDED MGM Studios v. Grokster Reviewing whether the developers of software that allows for peer-to-peer file sharing can be held liable if that software is used by some consumers for copyright infringement when it is also capable of substantial non-infringing uses. DECIDED GOVERNMENT SECRECY Kanter v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Challenging Tax Court practice of basing decisions on secret reports of Special Trial Judges that are not disclosed to the parties. DECIDED IMMIGRANTS' RIGHTS Muehler v. Mena Challenging the length, nature, and scope of the police detention of a lawful permanent resident during a police raid. DECIDED PRISONERS' RIGHTS Garrison S. Johnson v. California Reviewing whether California's policy of racially segregating all new prisoners should be subject to strict judicial scrutiny. DECIDED PRISONERS' RIGHTS/RACIAL EQUALITY Garrison S. Johnson v. California Reviewing whether California's policy of racially segregating all new prisoners should be subject to strict judicial scrutiny. DECIDED Jay V. Johnson v. California Reviewing the procedure by which a defendant can establish that the prosecution improperly used its peremptory jury challenges in a racially discriminatory fashion. DECIDED Wilkinson v. Austin Reviewing the procedures required by due process before an Ohio prisoner can be transferred to the state's “Supermax” facility. DECIDED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM McCreary County v. ACLU Challenging the decision to post the Ten Commandments in two Kentucky county courthouses. DECIDED Cutter v. Wilkinson Reviewing the constitutionality of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, a federal law designed in part to protect the free exercise rights of prisoners and other institutionalized persons. DECIDED RIGHT TO FAIR PROCEDURES Josue Leocal v. Ashcroft Challenge to expansive interpretation of immigration law provision requiring the mandatory deportation of aliens convicted of "aggravated" felonies. DECIDED Benitez v. Mata Reviewing the government's claim that "Mariel" Cubans can be subject to indefinite detention if they have been found excludable from the United States and Cuba will not allow their return. DECIDED Blakely v. Washington Reviewing additional sentence by a trial judge after jury's decision and using a lower standard of proof. DECIDED RIGHT TO PRIVACY Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada Reviewing right of police to arrest people who refuse to identify themselves. DECIDED SEARCH AND SEIZURE Illinois v. Caballes Reviewing whether police can expand a routine traffic stop into a drug investigation by using a drug-sniffing dog in the absence of individualized suspicion. DECIDED SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow Reviewing whether schools can constitutionally include the phrase 'under God,' when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. DECIDED WOMENS' RIGHTS Jackson v. City of Birmingham Reviewing whether whistleblowers are protected against retaliation under Title IX, which generally prohibits sex discrimination in schools. DECIDED Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales Reviewing whether a woman whose three children were killed after being abducted by her estranged husband can raise a procedural due process claim based on the Town of Castle Rock’s failure to enforce a protective order despite Colorado's mandatory arrest law. DECIDED |
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