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Posted Wed, May 10th, 2017 11:23 pm

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Posted Wed, May 10th, 2017 11:23 pm by Kate Howard

The petition of the day is:

Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization

16-1071

Issue: Whether the Fifth Amendment’s due process clause precludes federal courts from exercising personal jurisdiction in this suit by American victims of terrorist attacks abroad carried out by the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Posted in Sokolow v. Palestine Liberation Organization, Cases in the Pipeline

Recommended Citation: Kate Howard, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (May. 10, 2017, 11:23 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/05/petition-of-the-day-1153/

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On Wednesday, the court released its opinion in Peter v. NantKwest. The justices will hear oral argument in Monasky v. Taglieri and McKinney v. Arizona.
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Cases argued	29
Cases decided	2
Summary reversals	1
Merits cases granted to date	56

2
NY STATE RIFLE & PISTOL V. CITY OF NEW YORK, NY (18-280)
GEORGIA V. PUBLIC.RESOURCE.ORG, INC. (18-1150)

3
RODRIGUEZ V. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP. (18-1269)
ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO. V. CHRISTIAN (17-1498)

4
INTEL CORP. INVESTMENT V. SULYMA (18-1116)
BANISTER V. DAVIS (18-6943)

6
Conference

9
GUERRERO-LASPRILLA V. BARR, ATT’Y GEN. (18-776)
THRYV, INC. V. CLICK-TO-CALL TECHNOLOGIES, LP (18-916)
Orders

10
MAINE COMMUNITY HEALTH OPTIONS V. UNITED STATES (18-1023)
HOLGUIN-HERNANDEZ V. UNITED STATES (18-7739)

11
MONASKY V. TAGLIERI (18-935)
MCKINNEY V. ARIZONA (18-1109)

13
Conference