💬 Opinion 3d ago · Josh Blackman

Did Justice Alito Lose The Majority Opinion In Hamm v. Smith?

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On Thursday, the Court DIG'd Hamm v. Smith, a messy death penalty case that has been going on for three decades. Several things are unusual about this ham-handed DIG. Indeed, it is possible that Justice Alito lost the majority opinion.
First, more than five months elapsed between oral argument in December and the DIG in May. This is an exceptionally long time for a DIG. Usually when a case presents vehicle problems, there are questions at oral argument about it. But I didn't see any clear signs

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