October arguments, day by day
on Jul 16, 2009 at 4:45 pm
The Supreme Court on Thursday released the oral argument calendar for the first sitting of the Term that opens on Monday, Oct. 5. The Court will actually hear an argument before the Term opens — the Sept. 9 rehearing on constitutional questions in the campaign finance case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (08-205). That argument will be held at 10 a.m. that day. As of now, it is expected that Justice-nominee Sonia Sotomayor will be confirmed by the Senate in time to join in hearing this argument, and to be on the bench as the Term begins.
In the October session, the Court will hear three arguments a day on four of the five hearing days, and two on the fifth. All morning arguments will begin at 10 a.m. On days when a third case is scheduled, it will be heard at 1 p.m.
Here, with brief summaries of the issues involved and links to the SCOTUSWiki page with all case filings, is the schedule for the October arguments:
Mon., Oct. 5:
South Carolina v. North Carolina (138 Original) — participation of non-parties in Original cases
Maryland v. Shatzer (08-680) — limits on police questioning after a suspect asks for a lawyer
Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter (08-678) — right to appeal compelled disclosure of attorney-client communications
Tues., Oct. 6:
U.S. v. Stevens (08-769) — government power to criminalize videos and other depictions of animal cruelty
Johnson v. U.S. (08-6925) — battery as a “violent felony” for sentence enhancement
Bloate v. U.S. (08-728) — calculation of time of pre-trial stages under federal Speedy Trial Act
Wed., Oct. 7:
Salazar v. Buono (08-472) — right to sue to challenge a religious symbol on public lands
Reed Elvesier v. Muchnick (08-103) — federal court power to approve settlement of a copyright dispute
Union Pacific Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (08-604) — scope of federal court review of arbitration in railroad and airline industries
Mon., Oct. 12 — legal holiday; no oral arguments
Tues., Oct. 13:
McDaniel v. Brown (08-559) — standard for federal habeas review of strength of evidence
Padilla v. Kentucky (08-651) — effect of defense lawyer’s wrong advice on consequences of a guilty plea
Smith v. Spisak (08-724) — unanimity of jury as an issue in finding mitigating evidence in a capital case
Wed., Oct. 14:
Alvarez v. Smith (08-351) — right to court hearing to challenge forfeiture for a drug crime
Perdue v. Kenny A. (08-970) — right of attorneys who win a case to receive higher fees
