December calendar — day by day
on Sep 28, 2009 at 3:53 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday released the oral argument calendar for the session that begins Monday, Nov. 30, and ends Wednesday, Dec. 9. The calendar can be downloaded here.
Here are the scheduled arguments, day by day, with a brief summary of the issues involved:
Mon., Nov. 30:
Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. U.S. ex rel. Wilson (08-304) — scope of right to sue to recover false claims against the federal government
Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. Richard Reynolds, et al. (08-905)– deadline for filing securities fraud lawsuit
Tuesday, Dec. 1:
Milavetz, Gallop, & Milavetz, P.A., et al. v. United States ; United States v. Milavetz, Gallop, & Milavetz, P.A., et al. (08-1119 and 08-1225) — Congress’ power to bar attorneys from advising debtors to take on more debt before filing for bankruptcy
United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa (08-1134) — standard for forgiving student loan debt in bankruptcy
Wednesday, Dec. 2:
Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al. (08-1151) — limits on state authority to restore storm-eroded beaches or lakefronts
Monday, Dec. 7:
Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, et al. (08-861)– constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s creation of accounting review board
Florida v. Powell (08-1175)– police duty to expand “Miranda warnings” before questioning suspect
Tuesday, Dec. 8:
Black, et al. v. United States (08-876)– application of “honest services” fraud law to private conduct
Weyhrauch v. United States (08-1196) — proof needed in state official’s “honest services” fraud trial
Wednesday, Dec. 9:
Stolt-Nielsen S.A., et al. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. (08-1198) — scope of right to arbitrate as class action
