SCOTUSblog
SCOTUSblog analyzes the cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and posts breaking news of court decisions. Supreme Court decisions are often posted here before the high court puts them on its own Web site.
Author: Lawyer-contributors are U.S. Supreme Court litigators from Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (SCOTUSblog founder Tom Goldstein as well as partner Patricia Millett) and from Howe & Russell (Amy Howe, Kevin Russell, Kristina Moore and Eliza Presson). Also contributing is law professor David Stras of the University of Minnesota, who also contributes to Empirical Legal Studies. Journalist Lyle Denniston handles breaking news of court decisions and makes other posts to the site. He has covered the court for the Baltimore Sun, American Lawyer magazine and the Boston Globe.
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Recent Posts from SCOTUSblog
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Inquiring into the juvenile mind: and , Argument Preview
At 10 a.m., and again at 11 a.m., on Monday, the Supreme Court will examine the latest question on the punishment of juveniles who commit crimes — this time, crimes that do not lead to the…
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Struggling to Interpret AEDPA: , Argument Recap
Below, Stanford Law School’s Tiffany Cartwright recaps Wednesday’s oral argument in Wood v. Allen. Tiffany’s earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Wood v. Allen (08-9156) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates. During…
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A patent dispute for the Information Age: , Argument Preview
At 1 p.m. Monday, the Supreme Court will hear one hour of oral argument in Bilski, et al., v. Kappos (08-964). Arguing for two inventors will be J. Michael Jakes of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett…
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Unassessed Taxes and Injury Under RICO: , Argument Recap
Below, Stanford Law School’s Brian Goldman recaps Tuesday’s oral argument in Hemi Group v. City of New York. Brian’s earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Hemi Group v. City of New…
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Friday Round-up
Coverage of Monday’s oral argument in Jones v. Harris Associates continues. Conglomerate has three articles on the case: a piece by William Birdthistle assesses the case’s implications for the executive branch, highlighting the ten-minute appearance…
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Petitions to Watch | Conference of 11.6.09
This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference tomorrow, November 6. As always, it lists the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to…
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Rethinking Prosecutorial Immunity: , Argument Recap
The Court heard oral argument yesterday in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee (08-1065). For background on the case, see my earlier preview. Check the case page on SCOTUSwiki for updates. The oral argument in Pottawattamie County…
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NAMUDNO case is over
A three-judge U.S. District Court this week approved an agreement to end a broad constitutional challenge to the Voting Rights Act’s Section 5 — a challenge that at one time had appeared likely to succeed…
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Thursday Round-Up
Princeton University’s Program in Law and Public Affairs is hosting a panel discussion next Wednesday titled “Full Court Press: The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Understanding.” The program will focus on issues of public…
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Today at the Court
No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders are expected. The Court will hold a private conference tomorrow, results from which are expected to be announced on Monday.