Posted Mon, March 28th, 2011 9:32 am
Details on today’s orders
This morning, the Court issued orders from the Justices' March 25 Conference, granting certiorari in one case, inviting the views of the United States in one case, and denying all appeals made by Troy Davis. Today’s full order list is here. The orders relating to the Troy Davis case are here.
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (Granted )
Note: Goldstein & Russell represent The NAACP Legal Defense Fund et al. as amici curiae in support of respondent.
Docket: 10-553
Issue(s): Whether the ministerial exception, which prohibits most employment-related lawsuits against religious organizations by employees performing religious functions, applies to a teacher at a religious elementary school who teaches the full secular curriculum, but also teaches daily religion classes, is a commissioned minister, and regularly leads students in prayer and worship.
Certiorari stage documents:
- Opinion below (6th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition of the EEOC
- Brief in opposition of respondent Cheryl Perich
- Amicus brief of religious organizations
- Amicus brief of Christian Reformed Church in North America et al.
- Amicus brief of International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention et al.
- Petitioner's reply brief
The Court called for the views of the Acting Solicitor General in the following case:
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S (Granted )
Docket: 10-844
Issue(s): Whether the counterclaim provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act applies when (1) there is an approved method of using the drug that the patent does not claim, and (2) the brand submits patent information to the FDA that misstates the patent's scope, requiring correct[ion].
Certiorari stage documents:
- Opinion below (Fed. Cir.)
- Amicus brief of TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
- Amicus brief of Consumer Federation of America et al.
- Amicus brief of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Amicus Generic Pharmaceutical Association
CVSG Information:
- Invited: March 28, 2011
- Filed: May 26, 2011 (Grant)
The Court rejected all attempts by Georgia death row prisoner Troy Davis to further pursue his claim of innocence relating to a 1989 murder, for which he has been found guilty. The Court dismissed an appeal by Davis and refused three other requests for discretionary release. The impact of the Court’s orders is to leave in effect a federal judge’s ruling concluding that Davis is not innocent.
Recommended Citation: Adam Schlossman, Details on today’s orders, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 28, 2011, 9:32 AM), http://www.scotusblog.com/2011/03/details-on-todays-orders-4/
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