9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals,
Criminal,
U.S. Supreme Court
Oct. 23, 2014
Supreme Court reverses 9th Circuit again, and again
Few courts of the United States can find as many excuses to avoid capital punishment as the 9th Circuit.
Lawrence Waddington
Neutral
JAMS
Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
During the last days in the 2013-2014 term in July, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed four 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals cases. Just before the current term of the Supreme Court had even begun, the justices reversed the 9th Circuit. Scialabba v. Cuellar de Osorio, 12-930. Then, when the current term opened Oct. 6, the court again reversed the 9th Circuit in a unanimous per curiam opinion. Lopez v. Smith, 13-946. Further, as a portent of things to come in 9th Circuit crimina...
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