Editor's Note :

This morning, we expect orders from the May 17 Conference as well as opinions in argued cases. We also expect opinions on Thursday. We will be live blogging beginning shortly before ten o'clock.
Our list of "Petitions to watch" for the May 17 Conference is here.

Kiran Bhat Round-up

Posted Fri, February 4th, 2011 9:11 am

Petition of the day

The petition of the day is: 

Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.

Docket: 10-778
Issue(s): Whether the court of appeals correctly affirmed the lower court’s dismissal at the pleading stage, based on the evidentiary state secrets privilege, of a suit seeking compensation for the petitioners' unlawful abduction, arbitrary detention, and torture.

Certiorari stage documents:

Posted in Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Cases in the Pipeline

Recommended Citation: Kiran Bhat, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Feb. 4, 2011, 9:11 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/02/petition-of-the-day-80/