Details on this morning’s orders

This morning, the Court issued orders from the Justices December 3 Conference, granting certiorari in two cases. Todays full order list is here.

The following cases were granted this morning:

[PETITION]10-174[/PETITION]

NOTE: In the following case, the Court limited its grant of certiorari to question 1 of the questions presented, and directed the parties to brief an additional question (listed below as question 2):

[PETITION]10-277[/PETITION]

The Court did not call for the views of the Acting Solicitor General on any pending petitions this morning.

Also of note, Justice Sotomayor, joined by Justice Ginsburg, dissented from the Court’s denial of certiorari this morning in Williams v. Hobbs (09-10382).