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Supreme Court Declines to Hear Blackwater Appeal

Posted by Elizabeth Brandenburg
On April 9, 2025
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In May 2018, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal that was filed by former workers at Blackwater Worldwide, which is a private security firm that worked in coordination with the federal government to provide security assistance to United States diplomats working in Iraq. This appeal is significant because it has the […]

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Soldier’s Death Row Case

Posted by Marcia Shein
On August 20, 2018
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death row, Federal Appeals: All Circuits And The Supreme Court, Felony Murder, military

Death Row Case Denied By Supreme Court In July of 2018, the United States Supreme Court announced that it will not hear the case of a former soldier who has received a death sentence. After the Supreme Court denied the man’s petition, the man has been left with few options to have his death sentence […]