http://www.scotusblog.com/wp The Supreme Court of the United States blog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:12:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At 10 a.m., and again at 11 a.m., on Monday, the Supreme Court will examine the latest question on the punishment of juveniles who commit crimes -- this time, crimes that do not lead to the death of the victim.  Similar but not identical, the cases are Graham v. Florida, being ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/inquiring-into-the-juvenile-mind/ Below, Stanford Law School’s Tiffany Cartwright recaps Wednesday’s oral argument in Wood v. Allen. Tiffany’s earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Wood v. Allen (08-9156) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates. During Wednesday’s oral argument in Wood v. Allen, the Court struggled to find an interpretation of ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/struggling-to-interpret-aedpa/ At 1 p.m. Monday, the Supreme Court will hear one hour of oral argument in Bilski, et al., v. Kappos (08-964).  Arguing for two inventors will be J. Michael Jakes of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner in Washington, and arguing for David J. Kappos, the head of the federal ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/a-patent-dispute-for-the-information-age/ Below, Stanford Law School’s Brian Goldman recaps Tuesday’s oral argument in Hemi Group v. City of New York. Brian’s earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Hemi Group v. City of New York (08-969) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates. At oral argument on November 3 in Hemi ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/unassessed-taxes-and-injury-under-rico/ Coverage of Monday’s oral argument in Jones v. Harris Associates continues.  Conglomerate has three articles on the case: a piece by William Birdthistle assesses the case’s implications for the executive branch, highlighting the ten-minute appearance by Assistant to the Solicitor General Curtis Gannon on behalf of the United States, while ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/friday-round-up-8/ This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference tomorrow, November 6.  As always, it lists the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted.  Links to all previous editions are available in ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/petitions-to-watch-conference-of-11-6-09/ The Court heard oral argument yesterday in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee (08-1065).  For background on the case, see my earlier preview.  Check the case page on SCOTUSwiki for updates. The oral argument in Pottawattamie County v. McGhee was an exercise in drawing lines – between policemen and prosecutors, investigation and prosecution, ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/what-would-prosecutors-do/ A three-judge U.S. District Court this week approved an agreement to end a broad constitutional challenge to the Voting Rights Act's Section 5 -- a challenge that at one time had appeared likely to succeed in the Supreme Court.  By attaching their signatures to a proposed consent decree on Tuesday, the three ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/namudno-case-is-over/ Princeton University’s Program in Law and Public Affairs is hosting a panel discussion next Wednesday titled “Full Court Press: The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Understanding.”  The program will focus on issues of public understanding of the Court raised by Justice Sotomayor’s confirmation process over the summer.  The ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/thursday-round-up-8/ No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders are expected.  The Court will hold a private conference tomorrow, results from which are expected to be announced on Monday. http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/today-at-the-court-99/ An earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Beard v. Kindler (08-992) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates. It became clear during the Beard v. Kindler oral argument on Monday, November 2, that the question presented in the petition for certiorari – whether a state procedural default rule ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/a-question-of-federalism-fades/ The oral argument transcripts for Pottawattamie County v. McGhee and Wood v. Allen are here and here. http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/todays-transcripts-65/ Below, Stanford Law School's Anthony Dick recaps yesterday's oral argument in Schwab v. Reilly. Anthony's earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Schwab v. Reilly (08-538) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates. At oral argument in Schwab v. Reilly on November 3rd, the Court grappled with the ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/interpreting-ambiguous-exemption-claims/ NPR’s Morning Edition has a story on today’s first case, Pottawattamie County v. McGhee, in which the Court will consider whether prosecutors can be held liable under Section 1983 for procuring and then using false testimony to convict a defendant.  At ACSblog, Prof. Emily Garcia Uhrig previews Wood v. ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wednesday-round-up-7/ The Court will hear arguments in two cases today: 10 a.m. - In Pottawattamie County v. McGhee (08-1065), the Court will consider whether prosecutorial immunity extends to misconduct during preparation for trial.  A preview of the argument appeared yesterday on SCOTUSblog. 11 a.m. - At issue in Wood v. Allen (08-9156) is ... http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/today-at-the-court-98/