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Strip Searches, Health Care, and Illegal Immigration 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 2011 term (October 4, 2011, to October 2, 2012), as of December 15, 2011. Cases are organized by certiorari date within each section. Certiorari Granted and Argued Lafler v. Cooper — This case was granted certiorari on January 7, 2011, and was argued on October 31. To be decided is whether a defendant can make a Sixth Amendment claim of ineffective counsel if his lawyer advises him to reject a favorable plea bargain and he is then convicted…
