Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Chandler ex rel. Chandler v. Siegelman

Chandler ex rel. Chandler v. Siegelman, 530 U.S. 1256 (2000)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2000-06-26
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • concluding that a claim that lethal injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment does not meet the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2)(A) or (B)
  • “We would, of course, not only be authorized but also required to depart from [the prior decision] if an intervening Supreme Court decision actually overruled or conflicted with it.”

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C. A. 11th Cir. Certiorari granted, judgment vacated, and ease remanded *1257 for further consideration in light of Santa Fe Independent School Dist. v. Doe, ante, p. 290.