On Monday the Court issued  additional orders from the November 26 Conference.  Lyle's post on those orders is here.  On Tuesday, the Court issued opinions in two cases, the archived live blog is here. This is the first week of the Court’s December sitting, and the Justices are scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday through Wednesday. The December hearing list is here.

• United States v. Apel
  Ban on individual's access to public roadway through military installation

• McCullen v. Coakley
  "Buffer zone" law and the First Amendment
• 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
• Town of Greece v. Galloway
  Constitutionality of legislative prayer practice
• 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
• Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International Whether computer-implemented inventions are patent eligible
• Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International Whether computer-implemented inventions are patent eligible

More Petitions »

• 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