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Questions presented and briefs from today’s order list

This morning, the Court granted certiorari in five cases, and it called for the views of the Acting Solicitor General on two pending petitions.  No opinions were issued today.  The full order list is here.

The cases in which the Court granted cert. this morning are:

[PETITION]09-1159[/PETITION]

[PETITION]09-11121[/PETITION]

[PETITION]09-11328[/PETITION]

In the following case, the Court granted cert. on the questions presented, and ordered the parties to brief the following additional question: “Does the Court have jurisdiction to review the decision of the South Carolina Supreme Court?”

[PETITION]10-10 [/PETITION]

[PETITION]10-114 [/PETITION]

In addition, the Court called for the views of the Acting Solicitor General on the following petitions:

[PETITION]10-218[/PETITION]

[PETITION]10-272 [/PETITION]

Also of note, the Court denied certiorari today in Wong v. Smith, 09-1031. Justice Alito dissented from the denial of certiorari in that case; the Chief Justice and Justice Scalia joined his dissent.

Recommended Citation: Anna Christensen, Questions presented and briefs from today’s order list, SCOTUSblog (Nov. 1, 2010, 10:38 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2010/11/todays-orders-from-the-october-29-conference/