Petitions to Watch | Conference of 3.28.08
The latest edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference of March 28. As always, the list reflects the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access previous editions of Petitions to Watch, including the lists for the upcoming conferences of March 14 and March 21, visit our archives here on SCOTUSwiki. For the full list of petitions on our watch list, continue reading after the jump.
Conference of March 28, 2008
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Case name: Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum
Issue: Whether, under the First Amendment, privately donated monuments placed in a public park qualify as private or government speech.
- Opinion below (10th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of Virginia, eight other states and Puerto Rico (in support of the petitioner)
- Amicus brief of the American Legion (in support of the petitioner)
- Amicus brief of the cities of Casper, Wyoming; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Ogden, Utah (in support of the petitioner)
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Case name:
Issue: Whether, under the First Amendment, privately donated monuments placed in a public park qualify as private or government speech.
- Opinion below (10th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of Virginia, eight other states and Puerto Rico (in support of the petitioner)
- Amicus brief of the American Legion (in support of the petitioner)
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Case name: Collins v. D.R. Horton, Inc.
Issue: Whether a court or an arbitrator should determine the preclusive effect of a prior court judgment on an arbitration?
- Opinion below (9th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
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Case name: Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Gentry
Issue: Whether, under the Federal Arbitration Act, state courts may decline to enforce class arbitration waivers by employees asserting violations of state wage and hour laws.
- Opinion below (Supreme Court of
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Amicus brief of Ace American Insurance Company, et al. (in support of the petitioner)
- Amicus brief of the Chamber of Commerce (in support of the petitioner)
- Amicus brief of the Pacific Legal Foundation (in support of the petitioner)
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A request -
I ran across you very informative site during the run-up to the DC v Heller case. You did a great job. Thank you.
Now a number of us that value our rights are looking for info on a second case: “Rick Stanley v. State of Colorado.”
We understood that the Court was to decide whether to grant a writ of certiorari in the case this date - 3/28/08.
Rick Stanley is in prison for six years for threatening to have two Colorado judges arrested for ignoring his Constitutional right to bear arms. He appears to be the only U.S. citizen ever to be imprisoned solely for threatening to issue an arrest warrant.
Your comments on the case and status will be appreciated by many of us.
Many thanks -
Richard Feeney
Alhambra, CA
Comment by Richard L Feeney — March 28, 2008 @ 8:28 pm