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Reed v. Louisiana

Petition for certiorari denied on February 27, 2017

Docket No.	Argument	Opinion	Vote	Author	Term
16-656	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	OT 2016

Issue: Whether imposition of the death penalty constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth and 14th Amendments.

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Three new cases, a Breyer dissent and a summary affirmance (Amy Howe, February 27, 2017)

Date	Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
11/15/2016	Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 19, 2016)
12/13/2016	Order extending time to file response to petition to and including January 18, 2017.
01/18/2017	Brief of respondent Louisiana in opposition filed.
01/26/2017	Reply of petitioner Marcus Dante Reed filed.
02/01/2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017.
02/21/2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 24, 2017.
02/27/2017	Petition DENIED Justice Breyer, dissenting from the denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion)
03/22/2017	Petition for Rehearing filed.
03/28/2017	DISTRIBUTED for Conference of April 13, 2017.
04/17/2017	Rehearing DENIED. Justice Gorsuch took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition.