Weekly Roundup – April 10, 2015

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The Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from Alan Gross, a former U.S. government subcontractor who was imprisoned in Cuba for five years and is now seeking to sue the government for negligence.

Citing a violation of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel, George Huguely, who was convicted of second-degree murder, will take his case to the Supreme Court after his appeal was denied in Virginia.

In an address on Wednesday, President Obama commented on the King v. Burwell case, stating that it could be the “last gasp” of opponents fighting his health care legislation. He also urged the Court to consider the positive effect the legislation has had on the uninsured.

Adam Liptak reports on amicus briefs in the upcoming same-sex marriage case, submitted by both sides in the debate, asking the Court to consider the issue in light of laws from other countries. Liptak points out that the briefs are addressed mostly to one reader in particular—Justice Kennedy, who often cites to foreign law in his opinions.

Richard Socarides writes for The New Yorker on the coming Court ruling in the same-sex marriage case.

USA Today previews the upcoming Court case on lethal injection and highlights recent developments that point to a movement away from the death penalty in America.

Does U.S. law allow foreigners the right to sue companies under U.S. jurisdiction, even if the crimes committed occurred only partially within U.S. territory? The Court has the opportunity to take up the question next Friday as it considers a case involving the U.S. fruit company Chiquita, which has been convicted of sponsoring terrorism in Colombia.

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