Public Defense Reform
Maples v. Thomas
Whether the defendant's failure to file a timely appeal in state court should bar all subsequent federal court review of his death sentence when the reason for the missed deadline was that Alabama officials made no effort to inform him of an adverse decision from the state courts after it was returned unopened by his lawyers' former law firm.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
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Cullen v. Pinholster
Whether the federal courts properly granted habeas corpus relief to the death row inmate in this case after concluding that the state courts had unreasonably rejected his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2010
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Cullen v. Pinholster
Whether the federal courts properly granted habeas corpus relief to the death row inmate in this case after concluding that the state courts had unreasonably rejected his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2010
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Connick v. Thompson
Whether someone who spent 14 years on death row before his murder conviction was overturned because the prosecution withheld exculpatory evidence can recover damages from the prosecutor's office on a theory that it failed to train its staff regarding their constitutional obligations.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2010
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Connick v. Thompson
Whether someone who spent 14 years on death row before his murder conviction was overturned because the prosecution withheld exculpatory evidence can recover damages from the prosecutor's office on a theory that it failed to train its staff regarding their constitutional obligations.
Michigan
Apr 2010
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Duncan et al. v. Granholm
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Michigan
Apr 2010
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Duncan et al. v. Granholm
U.S. Supreme Court
Aug 2009
Public Defense Reform
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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.