December Arguments, day by day
The Supreme Court this morning released its argument calendar for the sitting that begins December 1 (available here). The Court will return to hearing the customary two arguments per day. The full schedule is below, with brief summaries of the issues involved.
Kansas v. Colorado (105, Orig.) – dispute over the Arkansas River.
14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett (07-581) – mandatory arbitration of civil rights claims under collective bargaining agreements.
Tuesday, December 2
Entergy Corp. v. EPA (07-588) and consolidated cases – regulation of cooling water intake structures under the Clean Water Act.
Fitzgerald, et vir v. Barnstable School Committee, et al. (07-1125) – constitutional sex discrimination claims against federally-funded schools.
Wednesday, December 3
Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Williams (07-1216) – upholding of $79.5 million punitive damage award against tobacco company.
Haywood v. Drown (07-10374) – state law stripping state courts of jurisdiction over suits alleging federal constitutional violations.
Peake. v. Sanders (07-1209) – presumptions of prejudices in veterans’ assistance claims.
Pacific Bell Telephone Co.,dba AT&T California v. linkLine Communications (07-512) – availability of “price squeeze” claims between competitors.
Tuesday, December 9
Arizona v. Johnson (07-1122) – searches of car passengers under the Fourth Amendment.
Cone v. Bell (07-1114) – standard for “procedural default” under federal habeas law.
Wednesday, December 10
Ashcroft v. Iqbal (07-1015) – liability of high-ranking government officials for unlawful discrimination and physical abuse by subordinates.
AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen (07-543) – pregnancy discrimination in calculation of pension and other benefits.
