Case Page: Yeager v. United States

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Opinion Recap: Yeager v. US

Stanford clinic student Samantha Bateman discusses Thursday’s decision in Yeager. On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Yeager v. United States, ruling in favor of petitioner F. Scott Yeager, a former Enron Corp. executive who had been acquitted of several securities and wire fraud counts by a jury that deadlocked on the remaining [...]

Court rejects DNA access claim

CORRECTION 3:50 p.m.: The paragraph describing the Court’s ruling in Yeager v. U.S. was in error as published. F. Scott Yeager has not been convicted of any crime. See the UPDATE below, at the end of that paragraph. ——– Splitting 5-4, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an individual whose criminal conviction has become final [...]

Argument Recap: Yeager v. US

Stanford student Samantha Bateman discusses oral argument in Yeager v. US. At Monday's oral argument in Yeager v. United States, the Supreme Court wrestled with how to make sense of what went on behind closed doors in a jury deliberation that produced several acquittals but also deadlocked on other factually related counts. Samuel Buffone, arguing [...]

Today’s Transcripts | 3.23.09

The transcript of the argument in Yeager v. U.S. (08-67) is now available here.

Today at the Court

At 10 a.m., following the announcement of any orders or opinions, the Court will hear argument in Yeager v. U.S. (08-67), on whether under the Double Jeopardy Clause, the government may retry defendants acquitted of some charges on factually related counts on which the jury failed to reach a verdict. Samuel J. Buffone of Ropes & [...]

The Week Ahead

On Monday, the Court will release the remaining orders from the Justices' private conference last Friday.  Following the release of orders, the Court will hear argument in: Yeager v. U.S. (08-67), on the bar to re-trial after partial acquittal On Tuesday, the Court may issue one or more opinions in pending cases. Following the announcement [...]

Argument Preview: Yeager v. US

Stanford student Samantha Bateman previews next Monday’s argument in Yeager v. US (08-67). Under the doctrine of collateral estoppel, a prior court's decision on an issue necessary to its judgment can preclude relitigation of that same issue in a future case. The Supreme Court held in Ashe v. Swenson (1970) that criminal defendants may invoke [...]

March argument calendar, day by day

Tihe Supreme Court on Monday released the oral argument calendar for the session that begins Monday, March 23.  The Court will hear only one case a day at each of the public sittings, in keeping with the plan to have more cases argued earlier in the Term.  Here are the scheduled cases, day by day, with a [...]

The Week Ahead

On Monday, the Court will release the remaining orders from the Justices’ private conference last Friday. (Click here for the January session hearing list.)  Following the release of orders, the Court will hear argument in: Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. (07-984) [...]

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