I tried to post via email earlier but it didn't work. Damnit.
Beard v. Banks - death penalty and habeas
Blakely v. Washington [I saw this one argued - upward departure in
sentencing, sentencing guidelines, and right to jury trial - check out the
justice split in this one]
Cheney gets to keep his papers private, for now
Schiro v. Summerlin - Is Ring/Apprendi retroactive for death penalty
sentencing? NO.
Tennard v. Dretke - more death penalty sentencing, mental retardation
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Mass District Court Chief Judge Young issued this 177 page opinion invalidating the federal sentencing guidelines: http://pacer.mad.uscourts.gov/dc/cgi-bin/recentops.pl?filename=young/pdf/supersentencing%20memo.pdf
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