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Sixteen cases remain from this term, including partisan gerrymandering cases and the Census case. #SCOTUS
Justice Kavanaugh has the 7-2 opinion for the majority in Flowers v. Mississippi, siding with Flowers in his case alleging discrimination in how the jury in his murder trial was picked. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
Even Alito sided with Curtis Flowers, the capital defendant here. Read his concurrence:
Thomas, joined by Gorsuch, dissented. Gorsuch joined parts I, II, and III of the dissent — the case-specific parts — but not part IV, in which Clarence Thomas, alone, questions Batson, the underlying ruling that protects criminal defendants from discrimination in jury selection.
Sotomayor has the unanimous opinion in the tax trust case, North Carolina Dept. of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, affirming the NC court. Alito, joined by Roberts and Gorsuch, concur. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
In Rehaif v. United States, Breyer has the 7-2 decision siding with the defendant in a firearm possession case. Alito, joined by Thomas, dissented. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
In Knick v. Township of Scott, we have a 5-4 decision split on ideological grounds in a Takings Clause case. The Chief Justice writes the majority, Thomas concurs, and Kagan writes the dissent. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
That's it for today. Twelve #SCOTUS cases remain, including the two partisan gerrymandering cases; the Census citizenship question case; and Kisor v. Wilkie, which questions court deference to agency interpretations of the agency's regulations.
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