Today at the Supreme Court | 2.19.08

At 10 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in Gomez-Perez v. Potter (06-1321), on whether the Age Discrimination in Employment Act bars retaliation by public employers for the filing of age discrimination complaints. Joseph Guerra of Washington, D.C., will argue for the petitioner, and Gregory Garre of the Solicitor General’s office will argue for the respondent.

At 11 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in Morgan Stanley Capital Group v. Public Utility 1 (06-1457), on federal regulators’ power to undo wholesale electric power sales contracts. Walter Dellinger of Washington, D.C., will argue for the petitioner, Christopher Wright of Washington, D.C., will argue for the respondent, and Edwin Kneedler of the Solicitor General’s office will argue for respondent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in support of the petitioners.

In advance of the arguments, the Court is expected to release orders from the Justices’ private conference last Friday. We will post a copy of the orders as soon as they are available.