Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Chandler ex rel. Chandler v. Siegelman

530 U.S. 1256

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2000-06-26
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • concluding that a claim that lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment does not meet the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2)(A) or (B)
  • “We would, of course, not only be authorized but also required to depart from [the prior decision] if an intervening Supreme Court decision actually overruled or conflicted with it.”

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Chandler ex rel. Chandler v. Siegelman. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and ease remanded *1257 for further consideration in light of Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe, ante, p. 290.