Derrick Jones v. James M. LeBlanc, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, et al.
ERISA DueProcess FifthAmendment HabeasCorpus Punishment
Could jurists of reason debate whether Louisiana may, consistent with the Due Process Clause's fair notice requirement, judicially invent a new procedure to remedy the substantive rule change this Court announced and applied that procedure retrospectively?
QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW (1) Could jurists of reason debate whether Louisiana may, consistent with the Due Process Clause's fair notice requirement, judicially invent a new procedure to remedy the substantive rule change this Court announced and applied that procedure retrospectively? (2) Could jurists of reason debate whether Louisiana may, consistent with Due Process, indefinitely detain juvenile non-homicide offenders without a legislatively prescribed sentence provision? (3) Could jurists of reason debate whether Louisiana may, consistent with the Ex Post Facto Clause and Graham v. Florida, judicially impose a new, nonretroactive remedy to juveniles sentenced to life without parole for non-homicide offenses? UST OF PARTIES All parties appear in the caption of the case on the cover page. -ii 7