Jun. 27, 2012
Mandatory life sentences for juvenile homicide offenders banned
The U.S. Supreme Court banned mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juvenile homicide offenders, granted environmental cases out of the 9th Circuit and declined to consider the constitutionality of a memorial cross.
Environmental cases added to docket
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a pair of pro-environmental decisions by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Next term, the court will hear Los Angeles County's fight to avoid liability for violating the terms of its Environmental Protection Agency permit to discharge stormwater. The county argues the 9th Circuit used an unsupportable interpretation of the Clean Water Act to hold it res...
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