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College, Admissions, Police Searches, and Gay Marriage on the Docket
The following pages provide the status of key cases granted certiorari by the U.S. Supreme Court for consideration during the October 2012 term (October 1, 2012 to October 7, 2013) as of February 18, 2013. Cases are organized by certiorari date within each section. Decided Tibbals v. Carter and Ryan v. Gonzalez — These cases were granted certiorari on March 19, 2012, and were reversed on January 8, 2013. The execution of a defendant does not have to be indefinitely postponed if the defendant is determined by a court to lack competency and to be unable to assist lawyers…
