SCOTUS sets oral argument on case challenging "evolving standards of decency"
City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is set for oral argument on April 22, 2024.
As TFDP has previously covered, in a case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, conservatives seek to challenge the standard that has applied for decades to challenges brought under the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment clause.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody joined an amicus brief urging the Court to reject the “evolving standards of decency” standard. You can read more from TFDP on this at the link below.
In January, the Court granted the petition for certiorari. (More here.) On Friday, the Court set the case for oral argument on April 22, 2024.
While City of Grants Pass v. Johnson is not a capital punishment case, the Court overturning the “evolving standards of decency” standard would have much broader effects on the Court’s jurisprudence, including related to capital punishment.