Young v. Georgia
Petition for certiorari denied on February 28, 2022
Issue: (1) Whether requiring a capital defendant to prove his intellectual disability beyond a reasonable doubt violates the due process clause by creating an unacceptable risk that a constitutional right will go unenforced; and (2) whether requiring a capital defendant to prove his intellectual disability beyond a reasonable doubt violates the Eighth Amendment by creating an unacceptable risk that an intellectually disabled person will be executed.
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| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 11/22/2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 27, 2021) |
| 12/15/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 27, 2021 to January 26, 2022, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 12/17/2021 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including January 26, 2022. |
| 12/23/2021 | Brief amici curiae of Charles Fried and Seth P. Waxman filed. |
| 12/23/2021 | Brief amici curiae of Elsa R. Alcala, et al. filed. |
| 12/27/2021 | Brief amici curiae of Disability Rights Legal Center, et al. filed. |
| 12/27/2021 | Brief amici curiae of Rutherford Institute, et al. filed. |
| 01/26/2022 | Brief of respondent Georgia in opposition filed. |
| 02/08/2022 | Reply of petitioner Rodney Renia Young filed. (Distributed) |
| 02/09/2022 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/25/2022. |
| 02/28/2022 | Petition DENIED. |