Today at the Supreme Court: 12/29/06
The Supreme Court is in recess until its Conference on Friday, Jan. 5. No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders or opinions are expected to be issued today.
December 2006 Archive
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Ex-judges’ brief cast aside in detainee cases
The D.C. Circuit Court on Friday barred a group of retired federal judges from filing a friend-of-court brief supporting war-on-terrorism detainees’ challenge to the new Military Commissions Act of 2006.
“Ask the Author” with David Stras: Part 3
This post is part 3 in our discussion with Professor David Stras of the University of Minnesota Law School (part 1 is here, part 2 here). Professor Stras has written extensively on issues surrounding the Supreme Court; in this entry, we discuss his paper advocating a revival of circuit riding for Supreme Court Justices, “Why Supreme Court Justices Should Ride Circuit Again,” which can be found here.
Court to be closed Tuesday; no filings
The Supreme Court building will be closed on Tuesday, as part of the presidentially ordered National Day of Mourning for former President Gerald R. Ford, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., announced Friday. The announcement of the closing can be found here.
Further Thoughts on the Docket
Further to my previous posts on the state of the Court’s docket, there have been a couple of developments. First, the Court issued the February argument calendar. The calendar includes three days with only a single argument.
Today at the Supreme Court: 12/28/06
The Supreme Court is in recess until its Conference on Friday, Jan. 5. No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders or opinions are expected to be issued today.
Uncertainty on Texas death penalty cases
For more than a quarter of a century, the Supreme Court and the courts that review Texas death penalty cases have been carrying on a not-always-cordial exchange over the jury’s role in weighing evidence that defense lawyers offer to try to head off capital punishment in that state.
Today at the Supreme Court: 12/27/06
The Supreme Court is in recess until its Conference on Friday, Jan. 5. No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders or opinions are expected to be issued today.
“Ask the Author” with David Stras: Part 2
This post is part 2 in our discussion with Professor David Stras of the University of Minnesota Law School (part 1 is here). Professor Stras has written extensively on issues surrounding the Supreme Court; in this entry, we discuss his paper about life tenure, “An Empirical Analysis of Life Tenure: A Response to Professors Calabresi & Lindgren,” which can be found here.
Commentary: Gerald Ford’s impact on the Court
Gerald R. Ford’s legacy, now being reassessed in the wake of his death Tuesday night, will be measured many ways. Of course, much is being made of his decision as President to pardon former President Richard M. Nixon for the crimes of the Watergate scandal; historians may well mark that as his most consequential act.