Legal Opinion

Taylor v. Trump

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided February 11, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-3742Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA REJON TAYLOR et al., Plaintiffs, and DAVID RUNYON et al., Civil Action No. 25-3742 (TJK) Plaintiff-Intervenors v. DONALD J. TRUMP et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are 20 federal prisoners who committed some of the most horrific crimes imagi- nable and were sentenced to death.1 While awaiting that punishment, each was imprisoned on federal death row, in the Special Confinement Unit at United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana. But in December 2024, then-President Biden commuted their death sentences—along with…

2Cases cited52 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2008
  3. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908

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