Erin Miller Guest

Posted Mon, November 9th, 2009 8:30 am

Today at the Court

This morning at 10 a.m. the Court will release orders from its conference last Friday.  Immediately afterward, it will hear oral arguments in three cases:

10 a.m. – In Graham v. Florida (08-7412), the Court will consider the constitutionality of a life prison sentence for a juvenile convicted of a non-homicide crime.  Lyle provided an extensive background and analysis of the case in this preview last week on SCOTUSblog.

11 a.m. - Sullivan v. Florida (08-7621) raises the same basic issue as Graham v. Florida, though the Court has not consolidated the cases for decision.  Lyle’s preview, linked above, covers both Graham and Sullivan.

1 p.m. - The Court will review which modern inventions are eligible for patents in Bilski v. Kappos (08-964).  Last week Lyle discussed the issues in the case on SCOTUSblog.

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