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Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Arnold; Thurmer, Warden v. Kerr, 2012 — 566 U.S. 901 · caselaw · US
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Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Arnold; Thurmer, Warden v. Kerr
566 U.S. 901·Supreme Court of the United States·2012
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Opinion
March 26, 2012
No. 10-1240.
No. 10-1557.
Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division v. Arnold. Thurmer, Warden v. Kerr.
[MAJORITY]
C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 630 F. 3d 367; and
C. A. 7th Cir. Reported below: 639 P. 3d 315. Motions of respondents for leave to proceed informa pauperis granted. Certiorari granted, judgments vacated, and cases remanded for further consideration in light of Lafler v. Cooper, ante, p. 156.