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This week at the Court 12:15am on 2/11 Prop. 8: A slow journey to the Court? 6:30pm on 2/10 Fair housing case dismissed 2:27pm on 2/10 New Citizens United sequel (UPDATED) 1:56pm on 2/10 Petition of the day 11:20am on 2/10 -
Calendar: February 2012
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Recently Decided Cases
- National Meat Association v. Harris Preemption by Federal Meat Inspection Act
- Perry v. Perez Texas redistricting
- Reynolds v. United States Standing to challenge sex offender rule
- United States v. Jones Constitutionality of use of GPS tracking device
Community Discusssions
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s Legacy
The lasting impact of a key Justice.
FCC v. Fox
Constitutionality of indecency ban in broadcast media
The Texas redistricting cases
Texas's new, legislatively enacted district maps, court-ordered interim maps, and the Voting Rights Act
Christmas and the Court
The Court's traditions and holdings regarding church and state.
Sackett v. EPA
Governmental enforcement of federal environmental laws against private property owners
Recent Community Comments
REVISED REPLY- I apologize for the typos in the first version. There aren’t plaintiffs in these cases in no small part because...
Rick Nagel on 1/23 at 5:38 pmRick Nagel – 1 Promoted Comment There aren’t, no doubt, because those displaced by racial preferences lack either the courage,...
Rick Nagel on 1/23 at 5:33 pmThere aren't, no doubt, because those displaced by racial preferences lack either courage,conviction or,perhaps, both. In Parents...
Rick Nagel on 1/23 at 3:59 pmI wish there were more of these cases, too, Mr. Nagel -- but the point is that there aren't, even though the underlying discrimination...
Roger Clegg on 1/23 at 10:43 amI thank the staff at Scotusblog for permitting this exchange to continue and moving Roger Clegg's surrebuttal to the right spot. What...
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This Week at the Court
The Justices will convene for a private Conference on Friday. Our list of “Petitions to watch” for that Conference is here.
Monday, February 20 is a federal holiday; the February sitting will begin next Tuesday, February 21.
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See allUpcoming Oral Arguments
- 2/21Freeman v. Quicken Loans Inc. Unearned fees in real estate
- 2/21Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. Losing party’s duty to pay winner’s costs of translating foreign-language documents for use at trial.
- 2/22United States v. Alvarez Stolen Valor Act
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See allUpcoming Petitions
- Bogan v. City of Chicago Warrantless searches of residences
- E.R.G. v. E.H.G. Grandparent visitation
- Janssen Biotech, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories Patent written description
- Peninsula School District v. D.P. IDEA exhaustion
Conference of February 17
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Term Snapshot
Cases argued 47 Cases decided 16 Summary reversals 5 Merits cases granted to date 75 -
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