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Petition of the day

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Petition of the day

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Allshouse v. Pennsylvania

Allshouse v. Pennsylvania

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Posted Mon, August 27th, 2012 11:22 pm

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Posted Mon, August 27th, 2012 11:22 pm by Ben Cheng

The petition of the day is:

Note: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys work for or contribute to this blog in various capacities, are among the counsel to the petitioner in this case, which is listed without regard to the likelihood that it will be granted.
Docket: 11-1407
Issue(s): Whether a child’s statements in an interview with a child protection agency worker investigating suspicions of past abuse are “testimonial” evidence subject to the demands of the Confrontation Clause under Crawford v. Washington.

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Recommended Citation: Ben Cheng, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 27, 2012, 11:22 PM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2012/08/petition-of-the-day-323/

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Cases argued	28
Cases decided	4
Summary reversals	2
Merits Cases Set for Argument	55

2
Orders
Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community (12-515)
BG Group v. Argentina (12-138)

3
Opinions
Northwest v. Ginsberg (12-462)
Lexmark International v. Static Control Components (12-873)

4
United States v. Apel (12-1038)

6
Conference

9
Orders
Air Wisconsin v. Hoeper (12-315)
Ray Haluch Gravel v. Central Pension Fund (12-992)

10
EPA v. EME Homer City Generation (12-1182)
Mayorkas v. de Osorio (12-930)

11
Lozano v. Alvarez (12-820)
White v. Woodall (12-794)

13
Conference