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October 13, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would not review an Eleventh Circuit decision stripping qualified immunity from a fingerprint analyst who is facing allegations that she fabricated evidence that sent a wrongly convicted man to death row.
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October 13, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider whether prisoners can appeal denials of their federal habeas corpus petitions if there is a circuit split on the issue underlying their petition, even if their home circuit has precedent against them.
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October 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a Tenth Circuit decision denying a former Tulsa police officer qualified immunity from a civil suit alleging she used excessive force when she shot and killed an unarmed man.
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October 05, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Fourth Circuit ruling that blocked a federal prisoner's constitutional challenge to a sentence enhanced under the formerly mandatory federal sentencing guidelines.
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October 01, 2026
The Michigan Court of Appeals has "conditionally reversed" a man's conviction for "child sexually abusive activity," with a panel finding that his counsel did not correctly challenge a police sting operation, causing him to be ineffectively represented at trial.
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