U.S. Supreme Court grants cert in Grants Pass v. Johnson

While Grants Pass v. Johnson is not a capital case, the issue presented could have a large impact on capital cases across the country.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in Grants Pass v. Johnson.

While Grants Pass is not a capital case, the issue presented could have a large impact on capital cases across the country. As TFDP previously covered, the issue in Grants Pass relates to the Eighth Amendment, and amici (including Florida’s Attorney General) have urged the Court to reject the long-standing “evolving standards of decency” standard. TFDP’s prior post on this case is below: