Round-Up

Now that one burning question has been answered concerning the upcoming Stoneridge case — on Wednesday Solicitor General Clement filed an amicus brief in support of the companies — Tony Mauro discusses the next big question: “how many justices will participate and rule in the case?”

Last week in the Round-Up, we linked to an article discussing a recent Quinnipiac University survey on public approval ratings of the Supreme Court and Congress. Read that post here and the now the original survey results here.

An editorial in Newsday argues that questions remain following the Padilla verdict that must be answered by the Supreme Court.

The Associated Press reports that Justice Alito “refused to grant a delay in the appeals court decision” of a case over disputed ownership of blood and tissue samples.