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U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 15, 2018

Supreme Court vacates ruling on shackling policy

The constitutionality of shackling defendants as a matter of policy during pretrial proceedings remains up in the air, with the U.S. Supreme Court vacating a 9th Circuit ruling rejecting the practice on the grounds that the case was moot by the time the circuit court weighed in.

Supreme Court vacates ruling on shackling policy
ROBERTS

The constitutionality of shackling defendants as a matter of policy during pretrial proceedings remains up in the air, with the U.S. Supreme Court vacating on Monday a 9th Circuit ruling that rejected the practice on the grounds that the case was moot by the time the circuit court weighed in.

The Supreme Court took no position on the policy instituted in 2013 by judges in the Southern District of California, which requires most inma...

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