Petitions of the week
This week we highlight petitions pending before the Supreme Court that address the standard for removal of a juror for misconduct during deliberations, a courts ability to enable a defendant to earn income to pay restitution, and whether a horizontal agreement to boycott a supplier can escape per se condemnation under Section 1 of the Sherman Act under certain circumstances.
Thepetitions of the week are:
Issue:Whether a district court may reduce a prison sentence, or impose a probationary term in lieu of imprisonment, to enable a defendant to earn income to pay restitution to his victims.
Issue:Whether, to remove a juror for alleged misconduct during deliberations, a district court must determine that there is no possibility that the allegations of misconduct stem from the jurors view of the evidence.
Issue:Whether a horizontal agreement to boycott a supplier can escape per se condemnation under Section 1 of the Sherman Act based on the assertion that the conspirators organized the boycott in response to the suppliers proposed price increase and not for the purpose of reducing competition in the suppliers market.
Posted in Cases in the Pipeline
Cases: Sample v. United States, Fattah v. United States, Anderson News, LLC v. American Media Inc.