LiveBlog: Today’s Orders | 10.1.08

Note to readers: beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern, will we provide “live” coverage of the release of the first orders list following Monday’s conference.

The Court is expected to render a decision on the petition for rehearing in Kennedy v. Louisiana (07-343) – the ruling that found capital punishment unconstitutional for the crime of child rape – as well as announce any cases from Monday’s conference in which the Justices granted certiorari.

In the LiveBlog below, we will relay all developments as quickly as possible. We will also post a link to the orders list as soon as it is available. Because the LiveBlog automatically updates, users do not need to refresh their browsers to receive the latest news.

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