No. 19-7476October Term 2019Decided May 18, 2020
Kemp v. Payne
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released May 18, 2020
- What it's about
This case involves a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Supreme Court was asked to review the lower court's decision.
Question presented
1. Whether the Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision, which failed to apply the clinical standards for intellectual disability as required by Moore v. Texas, 137 S. Ct. 1039 (2017) (Moore I), and Moore v. Texas, 139 S. Ct. 1662 (2019) (Moore II), violates the Eighth Amendment. 2. Whether the Arkansas Supreme Court’s decision, which failed to consider the petitioner’s intellectual disability claim on the merits, violates the Eighth Amendment.
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Decision released May 18, 2020
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 31, 2026
- Method
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