Tag: Justice Preston
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#20 McCleskey v. Kemp
In the season 2 finale we re-argue the Supreme Court case McCleskey v. Kemp. WM, a Black man, was sentenced to death for murder. On appeal, he submitted statistical evidence to show that the race of the victim (and, to a lesser extent, of the defendant) is associated with whether the defendant gets sentenced to…
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#18 Objection! The Relitigated Game Show
In this special episode we bring you the first ever edition of Objection! The Relitigated Game Show. 3 of our justices, Sarah, Adam, and Preston, compete for points to see who will be crowned the official Chief Justice of Relitigated and earn the commemorative gavel. To make things spicy, contestants can object when they believe…
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#16 Watts v. United States
In this episode we re-argue the Supreme Court case Watts v. U.S. At a protest, a young man made a statement about getting the president in the sights of his rifle, and was convicted of threatening the life of the president. Was he, though? The question before the court: Was his statement actually a threat?…