Summary: On Tuesday, the Court issued one opinion and issued statements regarding a stay of execution. Last week the Court granted review to four new cases. On this episode we review the following three cases: Maryland v. King (12-207) - Whether the Fourth Amendment permits the warrantless collection of DNA from those arrested for serious crimes solely for use in investigating other offenses for which there is no individualized suspicion. Shelby County v. Holder (12-96) - Whether Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which continues to single out states with a history of voter discrimination for special treatment, is still a valid exercise of Congress's 14th and 15th Amendment powers or is now obsolete. Peugh v. United States (12-62) - Whether a sentencing court violates the Ex Post Facto Clause by using the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines in effect at the time of sentencing rather than the Guidelines in effect at the time of the offense, if the newer Guidelines create a significant risk that the defendant will receive a longer sentence.
