Every post published in February 2008, most recent first.
The Justices are scheduled to hold a private conference at 10 a.m. If any orders are released this afternoon, we will post them promptly. Otherwise, orders are expected to be released Monday morning. To view our list of petitions to watch at today’s conference, click here.
A copy of today’s orders — directing the parties to submit briefing in Citizens United v. FEC (07-953) — is now available here.
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered both sides to file new briefs on whether the Court may hear an appeal challenging restrictions on broadcast of ads to promote a critical campaign film about presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton.
No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders are expected to be issued from the Court today. If any orders are issued in pending cases, we will post them promptly.
According to media reports, Linda Greenhouse, the New York Times’ Supreme Court reporter for most of the last 30 years, has accepted a buyout offer from the newspaper.
On February 13, Akin Gump filed this Respondent’s brief in US v. Clintwood Elkhorn. Steven C. Wu, an associate in the firm’s DC office who worked extensively on the case, wrote the following summary of the case and the arguments in the merits brief.
The following is by Scott Stewart of Stanford Law School.
At 10 a.m., the Court is scheduled to hear argument in Exxon v. Baker (07-219), on the legality under federal maritime law of the $2.5 billion punitive damages award resulting from the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
UPDATED 2:14 p.m. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, by a 7-2 vote, that a worker claiming age bias in the workplace may start a case before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission only if he or she spells out more than a bare allegation of discrimination and the name of the employer.
Commentary If the Supreme Court voted immediately in the huge oil spill case heard on Wednesday, and voted the sentiments the Justices expressed throughout 90 minutes of oral argument, this might well be the outcome: Exxon Mobil Corp. and its shipping subsidiary may well have to pay some punitive damages, but not $2.5 billion.