On Monday the Court granted three new cases. Lyle's post on the orders is here. On Tuesday the Court issued two opinions, including Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action. An archived version of that live blog is here. On Wednesday the Court issued two more opinions.An archived version of that live blog is here.  This is the first week of the April sitting.

• Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus
  right to sue to challenge a state law forbidding false statements in election campaigns.
• American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. Aereo, Inc.
  Whether streaming live television is a "public performance"

• 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
  Aggregate campaign contribution limits invalid under First Amendment
• Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
  State constitutional amendment prohibiting affirmative action

Conference of April 25

• Whitley v. Hanna Liability of police officers who failed to stop a sexual assault
• US Foods, Inc. v. Catholic Healthcare West Certification of a civil RICO class action based on alleged fraud
• M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett Vesting of retiree health-care benefits in collective bargaining agreements
• James v. United States Forensic pathology reports under the Confrontation Clause

More Petitions »

• Drake v. Jerejian
  Second Amendment right to carry handguns outside home for self-defense

• Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg Federal law preempts state-law claim by terminated frequent flier
• McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission Aggregate campaign contribution limits invalid under First Amendment

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