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Friday, October 14, 2016

“Now a jury must unanimously agree on the death penalty in Florida, Supreme Court rules”: Mary Ellen Klas of The Miami Herald has this report.

Rene Stutzman of The Orlando Sentinel has an article headlined “Florida Supreme Court: Florida’s current death penalty is unconstitutional.”

Arek Sarkissian of The Naples Daily News reports that “Florida court: Jury must unanimously agree on death penalty.”

Mark Berman of The Washington Post reports that “Florida Supreme Court says state’s new death penalty law is unconstitutional.”

The Associated Press has a report headlined “Florida court: Jury must unanimously agree on death penalty.”

Cristian Farias of The Huffington Post reports that “Florida’s Death Penalty Law Is Ruled Unconstitutional — Again; The state’s supreme court ruled that a jury must be unanimous when imposing a death sentence.”

And Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News reports that “Florida’s New Death Sentencing Law Is Unconstitutional, State High Court Rules; Florida Supreme Court rules that the recently passed law is unconstitutional because it allows a non-unanimous decision of the jury — here, 10 of 12 jurors — to impose a death sentence.”

The Supreme Court of Florida issued related rulings today in two separate death penalty appeals, and you can access the rulings here and here.

Posted at 2:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“A Streamlined Test to Determine Insider Trading”: Stephen Fishbein has this post today at the “DealBook” blog of The New York Times.

Posted at 12:05 PM by Howard Bashman



“Why the Supreme Court Matters More to Republicans than Trump: Conservative justices might be the party’s final bulwark against a changing electoral landscape.” Russell Berman of The Atlantic has this report today.

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“Race bias in the jury room: what’s the solution?” Lyle Denniston has this post today at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center.

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“Do Counterterrorism Lawsuits Stand a Chance in Court? A group of non-citizens detained after the 9/11 terrorist attacks claim officials violated their constitutional rights, but the result in the case isn’t likely to be in their favor.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online today at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:28 AM by Howard Bashman