No. 20-7311

Juan Matthews v. Louisiana

Lower Court: Louisiana
Docketed: 2021-03-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: 14th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-law discriminatory-intent due-process equal-protection jury-verdict racial-discrimination ramos-v-louisiana standing supreme-court-precedent
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: 2021-04-30
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether Louisiana's jury verdict scheme that convicted the petitioner violated the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Question Presented (from Petition)

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Waa Louisiana's Jury verdict Scheme that convicted petitioner in violation te the U.S.C_A. 14 Amendinent of the Louisiana's Constitution? Standard set forth m Artington Heghts v. Mearopolitan Housing Corp., 429 U.S. 252 (1977); see also Hunter v. Underwood, 4710.8. 222, 228-31 (1985) and aS. vy. Fordice, 505 U.S. 717, 732, 0.6 (1992), because Louisiana’s majority verdict scheme, mtroduced in 1898 to discriminate agaiust black people, continues to have a discriminatory effect against black people, which is demonstrated by its disparity impact on both black jurors and black defendants. For the reasons that exist within Juan Matthews new facts and the finding of the United States Supreme Court im Ramos v Louisiana, 140 3.Ct. 1390 (2020). Proves without doubt the system employed against petitioner’ violates the 14" amendment to the United States Constitution. : Louisiana District Court devised a method te upheld Louisiana's unconstitutional . discriminatery verdict scheme by denying on the merits without applying the rule of law provided by the United States Suprame Court under Arlingten Heights +. M etropalitan Hensing Cerp., 429 U.S. 282 (1977).

Docket Entries

2021-05-03
Petition DENIED.
2021-04-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/30/2021.
2020-10-21
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 2, 2021)

Attorneys

Juan Matthews
Juan Matthews — Petitioner
Juan Matthews — Petitioner