Two orders issued

The Supreme Court, in the only orders issued Friday, agreed to allow the U.S. Solicitor General to offer the federal government’s views in oral argument in two cases on federal preemption of state law-based activity — Riegel v. Medtronic (06-179), involving preemption of state court claims against makers of medical devices, set for argument Dec. 4, and Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor Transport Association (06-457), involving preemption of state regulation of commercial delivery of tobacco, set for argument Nov. 28.

The Court declined to allow a group of states to participate in the oral argument in Riegel.

The orders can be found here. Further orders out of Friday’s private Conference will be released at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Monday is a holiday at the Court.