Today at the Supreme Court | 12.3.08

At 10 a.m., the Court will hear argument in Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Williams (07-1216), on whether the Oregon Supreme Court improperly upheld a $79.5 million punitive damage upward under a state procedural rule. Steven Shapiro of Chicago will argue for the petitioner, and Robert Peck of Washington, D.C., will argue for the respondent.

At 11 a.m., the Court will hear argument in Haywood v. Drown (07-10374), on whether the Supremacy Clause bars states from stripping state courts of jurisdiction over certain federal constitutional claims. Jason Murtagh of Philadelphia will argue for the petitioner, and New York Solicitor General Barbara Underwood will argue for the respondent.