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.

• Ray Haluch Gravel Co. v. Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers
  Time to file appeal of a case in which merits issues and attorney’s fees issues were decided at different times by the trial court.
• Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper
  Airline immunity for reporting potential threats to air safety.

• 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
  Constitutionality of limits on aggregate campaign contributions
• 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

• 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