scientific-consensus

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
22-7546 Robert Leslie Roberson, III v. Texas Texas 2023-05-15 Denied Amici (5)IFP actual-innocence criminal-procedure due-process habeas-corpus medical-evidence scientific-consensus shaken-baby-syndrome (1) Does a conviction, based on a causation theory presented to a jury as scientific fact and used to establish that a homicide occurred, violate due …
22-7305 Stacey Johnson, et al. v. Dexter Payne, Director, Arkansas Division of Correction, et al. Eighth Circuit 2023-04-17 Denied IFP 8th-amendment cruel-and-unusual-punishment eighth-amendment execution-challenge method-of-execution prisoner-rights scientific-consensus severe-pain standing 1. Whether the Eighth Amendment requires a prisoner challenging the method of his execution to show a scientific consensus that the method is sure or …
21-295 In Re America's Frontline Doctors, et al. 2021-08-30 Denied Amici (2) civil-rights due-process emergency-use-authorization genetic-vaccine informed-consent medical-rights natural-immunity scientific-consensus vaccine-mandate 1. It is undisputed that every FDA fact sheet for EUA Covid-19 vaccines states the same disclaimer, "It is your choice to receive or not receive the […