From the University of Southern California Law News Service
Contact: Gilien Silsby
USC Law News Service, (213) 740-9690 or (213) 500-8673
Media Advisory
Contact: Gilien Silsby
USC Law News Service, (213) 740-9690 or (213) 500-8673
Media Advisory
The U.S. Supreme Court has several important cases to decide. The most anticipated cases address the death penalty, rights of detainees, discrimination, election law, lethal injection and age bias.
USC Law School professors are available to discuss the following cases:
DETAINEES
(Boumediene v. Bush and Al Odah v. United States — to be argued Dec. 5)
The court will hear arguments on whether Guantanamo Bay detainees have a right to plead their innocence before a judge.
- NIELS FRENZEN
Law professor, director of Immigration Clinic
213-740-8933 or 213-842-2526 (cell) - DAVID CRUZ
Constitutional law professor
213-740-6830
AGE BIAS
(Sprint vs. Mendelsohn — to be argued Dec. 3)
The court will hear arguments involving the rights of employees and their employers. Justices will decide if a fired manager who sues alleging age bias has the right to tell the jury about fellow employees who also experienced age discrimination.
The court will hear arguments involving the rights of employees and their employers. Justices will decide if a fired manager who sues alleging age bias has the right to tell the jury about fellow employees who also experienced age discrimination.
- CAMILLE RICH
Law professor, specializing in anti-discrimination and employment law
213-740-9043 - DAVID CRUZ
Constitutional law professor
213-740-6830 - MARTIN LEVINE
Professor of law, gerontology, psychiatry and behavioral sciences
213-740-6715
LETHAL INJECTION
(Baze v. Rees — to be argued Jan. 7, 2008)
The case challenges the use of the most common three-drug lethal injection 'cocktail,' which is conceded to place some inmates at risk of severe pain.
The case challenges the use of the most common three-drug lethal injection 'cocktail,' which is conceded to place some inmates at risk of severe pain.
- DAVID CRUZ
Constitutional law professor
213-740-6830
VOTING RIGHTS
(Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita — to be argued Jan. 9, 2008)
The court will hear arguments about Indiana's two-year-old voter identification law, which requires current government-issued photo ID.
(Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokita — to be argued Jan. 9, 2008)
The court will hear arguments about Indiana's two-year-old voter identification law, which requires current government-issued photo ID.
- KAREEM CRAYTON
Law and politics professor
213-740-2516 or 213-446-8800 (cell) - DAVID CRUZ
Constitutional law professor
213-740-6830
DISCRIMINATION
(CBOCS West Inc. v. Humphries — to be argued EARLY 2008)
The court will decide whether a law that bars racial discrimination in business dealings, including employment, also prohibits retaliation against those who complain about discrimination.
- DARIA ROITHMAYR
Law professor, specializing in race and the law
213-740-6228 or 310-367-1295 - KAREEM CRAYTON
Law and politics professor
213-740-2516 or 213-446-8800 (cell) - DAVID CRUZ
Constitutional law professor
213-740-6830 - CAMILLE RICH
Law professor, specializing in anti-discrimination and employment law
213-740-9043
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