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Argument sitting

October 2015 oral arguments

1 case across 1 argument dayArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
One argument day, October 13, 2015.

1 case
Jury role in death sentencesTimothy Lee Hurst v. FloridaIn light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Ring v. Arizona , does the Florida death sentencing scheme, which does not require a jury to determine whether a capital defendant is mentally retarded or to unanimously sentence a defendant to death, violate the Sixth Amendment’s jury trial guarantee or the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment?Decided 14-7505