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Today at the Supreme Court: 2/20/07

The Court returns to the bench today as a new sitting begins at 10 AM eastern. The Court will first release an Orders List relating to its Conference of 2/16; we will bring you coverage of that as soon as it is released. The Court also may release decisions on the merits.

The Court will then hear one hour of oral argument in Rita v. U.S. followed by one hour of argument in Claiborne v. United States (combined preview here). Transcripts of both arguments should be available sometime this afternoon.ve