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Jones' case was granted by the Supreme Court in March 2020. [4] Oral arguments were held on November 3, 2020. [8] The Court issued its decision on April 22, 2021. The Court affirmed the Mississippi Court of Appeals decision to maintain Jones' life sentence in a 6–3 vote. [10]
United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321 (1998), is a U.S. Supreme Court case holding that asset forfeiture is unconstitutional when it is "grossly disproportional to the gravity of the defendant’s offense", citing the Excessive Fines clause of the Eighth Amendment. [1]
A recent decision in a federal lawsuit in Nevada aligns with arguments made by the Mississippi Secretary of State's Office in defense of mail-absentee ballot counting laws.
Browning-Ferris Industries v. Kelco Disposal , 492 U.S. 257 (1989), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Eighth Amendment 's prohibition of unreasonable fines does not apply to punitive-damage awards in civil cases when the United States is not a party.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found the Missouri law violated a section of the U.S. Constitution known as the supremacy clause, which asserts that federal law takes precedence over state laws.
The amendment received a two-thirds majority two years ago, but gained just 61% on Wednesday. ... Mississippi Baptists react to decision "At the end of the day, I don't think there is much that is ...
Helm, 463 U.S. 277 (1983), was a United States Supreme Court case concerned with the scope of the Eighth Amendment protection from cruel and unusual punishment. Mr. Mr. Helm, who had written a check from a fictitious account and had reached his seventh nonviolent felony conviction since 1964, received a mandatory sentence, under South Dakota ...
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. 409 (1968), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case which held that Congress could regulate the sale of private property to prevent racial discrimination: "[42 U.S.C. § 1982] bars all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property, and that the statute, thus construed, is a valid exercise of the power of ...