November argument calendar — day by day

By Lyle Denniston
on Aug 29, 2007 at 5:38 pm

UPDATED 6:45 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the calendar of oral arguments for the November sitting (which actually begins on Oct. 29). It can be downloaded here. On two of the six days, the Court will hear only a single case each. On other days, there will be two arguments.

Here are the scheduled dates, with a summary of issues involved:
Mon., Oct. 29
06-1265 — Klein & Co. v. Board of Trade — commodity commission merchants’ right to sue for losses in trading
06-9130 — Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons — right to sue for loss of inmate’s personal property

Tue., Oct. 30
06-694 — U.S. v. Williams — constitutionality of federal law against Internet-based child pornography
06-6911 — Logan v. U.S. — definition of predicate offenses for sentencing of “armed career criminal”

Wed., Oct. 31
06-8273 — Danforth v. Minnesota — limits on state courts’ authority to expand retroactivity of Supreme Court criminal procedure rulings

Mon., Nov. 5
06-1287 — CSX Transportation v. Georgia Board of Equalization — valuation of railroad property for state tax purposes
06-666 — Kentucky Department of Revenue v. Davis — state power to tax residents’ interest income on other states’ bonds, if home-state bond interest is exempt

Tue., Nov. 6
06-1164 — John R. Sand & Gravel v. U.S. — time limits for filings claims against the U.S. government in the Court of Federal Claims
06-1322 — Federal Express v. Holowecki — scope of right to sue for age discrimination on the job; mode of filing initial discrimination charge

Wed., Nov. 7
06-989 — Hall Street Associates v. Mattel — contracting parties’ right to expand scope of judicial review of arbitration awards