At 9:30 a.m. on Monday, we expect additional orders from the Court's December 6 Conference. (As Lyle reported the Court granted one new case from that Conference on Friday afternoon.)  On Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., we expect one or more opinions in argued cases. We will begin live blogging at 9:45. This is the second week of the December sitting; the hearing list for this sitting is here.

• Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers
  Time to file appeal of a case in which merits issues and attorney’s fees issues were decided at different times by the trial court.
• Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper
  Airline immunity for reporting potential threats to air safety.

• Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International
  Whether computer-implemented inventions are patent eligible
• Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
  Constitutionality of Affordable Care Act contraception mandate
• National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning
  Constitutionality of President's recess appointments to NRLB
• McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
  Constitutionality of limits on aggregate campaign contributions
• Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
  State constitutional amendment prohibiting affirmative action

Conference of December 6

• United States v. Wurie Constitutionality of warrantless review of cellphone contents

• Cotterman v. United States
  Warrantless search of laptop at border
• Horne v. Isaacson
  State law prohibiting abortions after 20 weeks
• United States v. Wurie
  Constitutionality of warrantless review of cellphone contents

• Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. United States District Court A forum-selection clause may be enforced by a motion to transfer under 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).
• United States v. Woods The valuation-misstatement penalty for under-payment of taxes applies in this case.
• Burt v. Titlow Court of appeals failed to defer properly to state court ruling on ineffective assistance of counsel.

• Abortion regulation symposium
• Affirmative action symposium
• Campaign finance symposium
  
• Legislative prayer symposium