Petitions to Watch | Conference of 6.25.09

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on June 25, the final conference of this Term. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. We’ve also listed the cases considered [...]

Recent Invitation Briefs

Continuing our coverage of the invitation briefs filed by the United States in the past few weeks, the Solicitor General’s office has filed briefs recommending that certiorari be denied in the following cases: No. 08-448, CNN v. CSC Holdings:  potential infringement of copyright holder’s reproduction rights by remote-storage digital video recorder. No. 08-576, Fin-Ag, Inc. [...]

Tests on TV downloads, farmers’ debts

(NOTE TO READERS: A wave of computer glitches delayed this report on Monday’s orders by the Supreme Court.) ————— Barack Obama brought presidential campaigning fully into the Internet Age with digital creativity during his run for the White House. Now, his new Administration will get a chance to offer its legal views on new technology for [...]

Today’s Orders | 1.12.09

Today’s orders list is now available here. The Court has invited the views of the Solicitor General in two cases, filings for which are available after the jump.

Petitions to Watch | Conference of 1.9.09

This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on January 9. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. (Thanks to Kristina Moore for assistance in collecting the filings for the [...]