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Nielsen v. Preap

Updated:
March 19, 2019
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.

Other Cases

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…

Smith v. California 18-7094

Updated:
February 14, 2019
Whether the Supreme Court should grant certiorari to prevent courts from allowing prosecutors to use prospective jurors’ opinions about the O.J. Simpson trial or other potential racial proxies as “race-neutral…

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