THOMAS M. ALBRIGHT, ET AL., PETITIONERS,

v.

EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION.

Citator

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• Hurst v. State, 147 So. 3d 435 (Fla. 2014)
  …States Supreme Court have recently expressed “deep concerns” about the federal constitutionality of Alabama’s death penalty statute in light of its outlier status on the issue of jury overrides. See Woodward v. Alabama, — U.S. —, 134 S.Ct. 405, 405, 187 L.Ed.2d 449 (2013) (Sotomayor, J., with whom Justice Breyer joins as to Parts I and II, dissenting from denial of certiorari). The United States Supreme Court has repeatedly explained that “death is different” from every other form of punishment. See, e.g., Ri…
• Glossip v. Gross, 135 S. Ct. 2726 (U.S. 2015)
  …county in which the federal crime occurred). Finally, some studies suggest that political pressures, including pressures on judges who must stand for election, can make a difference. See Woodward v. Alabama, 571 U.S. ----, ----, 134 S.Ct. 405, 408, 187 L.Ed.2d 449 (2013) (SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari) (noting that empirical evidence suggests that, when Alabama judges reverse jury recommendations, these "judges, who are elected in partisan proceedings, appear to have succumbed to elector…
• Trevis Caldwell v. Warden, FCI Talladega, Unit Manager, Lieutenants, 748 F.3d 1090 (11th Cir. 2014)
  …orable to the non-moving party, “presents no genuine issue of material fact and compels judgment as a matter of law in favor of the moving party.” Owusu-Ansah v. Coca-Cola Co., 715 F. 3d 1306, 1307 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, - U.S.-, 134 S.Ct. 655, 187 L.Ed.2d 449 (2013). V. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY The defendants assert that that they are not liable under the Eighth Amendment because they are entitled to qualified immunity. “The defense of qualified immunity completely protects government officials performing dis…

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