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Posted Fri, April 23rd, 2010 9:00 am by Erin Miller

Today the Justices meet for their private conference to consider cert. petitions and motions in pending cases. Our list of Petitions to Watch for that conference is here.

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On Friday the Justices will meet for their April 18 Conference. Our list of "Petitions to watch" for that Conference is here.
Upcoming Oral Arguments
- 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"
- Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital
  Scope of discovery for enforcement of judgments against foreign states
- POM Wonderful LLC v. The Coca Cola Company
  Lanham Act claims arising from juice labels
Major Cases
- 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
see all this Term’s cases »
Upcoming Petitions
- Scott v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 79 Suspicionless drug testing as condition of government employment
- Morris v. George Scope of review for claims of qualified immunity
- Heien v. North Carolina Traffic stop based on mistake of law
- Drake v. Jerejian Second Amendment right to carry handguns outside home for self-defense
More Petitions »
Major Pending Petitions
- Zivotofsky v. Kerry
  Federal statute regarding place of birth on passport for U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem
- Drake v. Jerejian
  Second Amendment right to carry handguns outside home for self-defense
Recent Decisions
- 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
see all this Term’s cases »
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Statistical Snapshot

Cases argued 59

Cases decided 31

Summary reversals 3

Merits Cases Set for Argument 70

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		1 Loughrin v. U.S. (13-316)	2 Opinions Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer (12-751)	3	4 Conference	5
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13	14	15	16	17	18 Conference	19
20	21 Argentina v. NML Capital (12-842) POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola (12-761) Orders	22 Opinions Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus (13-193) ABC TV v. Aereo (13-461)	23 Opinions United States v. Clarke (13-301) CTS Corp. v. Waldburger (13-339)	24	25	26
27	28 Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc. (13-369) Orders Lane v. Franks (13-483)	29 United States v. Wurie (13-212) Riley v. California (13-132)	30 Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. (12-786)

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