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Nieves v. Bartlett, 17-1174

Updated:
February 14, 2019
Whether a plaintiff who claims that a police officer retaliated against his First Amendment-protected expression by arresting him for a misdemeanor is barred from suing if the police had probable cause for his…

Bucklew v. Precythe, 17-8151

Updated:
February 14, 2019
Whether the execution of Russell Bucklew by lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment as cruel and unusual punishment because he suffers from a rare medical condition that would cause him to choke on…

Nielsen v. Preap

Updated:
October 2, 2018
Whether the government can require that certain people are detained for the duration of their deportation proceedings — without a hearing — because they have past criminal records.

Timbs v. Indiana

Updated:
September 19, 2018
Whether the Eighth Amendment’s Excessive Fines Clause is incorporated against the States, and therefore prohibits not only federal, but also state and local, fines, fees and forfeitures that are excessive. …

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