This Morning’s Developments

11:16 AM: This morning, the Supreme Court released an Order List granting two cases (download here), and it also released opinions in three cases:

Weyerhaeuser v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber (05-381, download here)
Philip Morris USA v. Williams Estate (05-1256, download here)
Lawrence v. Florida (05-8820, download here)

A post recapping these developments is here; more commentary is forthcoming.

In addition, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled today in a case involving detainees at Guantanamo Bay that is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court. Our post about it is here, and the complete ruling is here.