The justices, still lagging behind in issuing opinions, have finally added an extra decision day: tomorrow! We don’t know what they’ll hand down, but we do know they will also convene later in the day to discuss which pending petitions, if any, they will decide to grant review for next term. We’re highlighting one of those cases: Dassey v. Dittmann, which has gotten a lot of attention because of its connection to the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” We’re also looking at the ACLU’s plans to celebrate its 100th birthday that include an anthology of Supreme Court cases that involved the organization. Thanks for reading, and we welcome feedback at [email protected] and [email protected].
Watching ‘Making a Murderer’ at SCOTUS
It is rare for a cert petition to include discs that will allow the justices to watch the video of a controversial criminal confession to police that is at the crux of the case before them.
