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Today in Supreme Court History: August 26

Aug 26
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Beltran v. Smith, 458 U.S. 1303 (decided August 26, 1982): imprisoned gangster, cooperating with prosecutors and in the Witness Protection Program, claims he will be killed if transferred to another prison; Rehnquist denies stay of transfer order, no showing that program officials will fail to protect him (he safely served his time and then got back into gangs; in 2009 he was killed in shootout with police)


In re Davis, 2024 WL 3939181 (decided August 26, 2024): Alito denies bail for accused cyberstalker (he threatened various people including federal officers) who just couldn’t shut up, interrupting judge and his own attorney; as of today he’s been in custody for contempt for longer than the time he would have served under the plea deal he rejected

 
 
 

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