Today at the Court
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.
April 2009 Archive
Every post published in April 2009, most recent first.
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Argument Recap: Cuomo v. The Clearing House Ass’n
Stanford student David Schwartz summarizes Tuesday’s argument in Cuomo v. The Clearing House Association. Note: David was on the Stanford team that along with Howe & Russell filed an amicus brief in this case on behalf of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law et al.
Opinion Recap: Kansas v. Ventris
Stanford student Scott Noveck summarizes the opinion in Kansas v. Ventris. Briefs in the case are available here, on SCOTUSwiki.
Argument Recap: Forest Grove School District v. TA
Stanford student Tiffany Cartwright summarizes Tuesday’s oral argument in Forest Grove v. TA.
New StatPack Available
A new StatPack analyzing the opinions released through the April sitting is available for download here. This includes: Opinion Authors by Sitting Circuit Scorecard Decisions by Final Vote Frequency in the Majority Justice Agreement Justice Agreement for Non-unanimous Cases The chart of Questions Presented has been updated to include the most recent opinions, available here.
Today at the Court
Today is the final day of oral argument of the 2008 Term. At 10 a.m., the Court may release the opinion in one or more pending cases. Following the release of any opinions, the Court will hear argument in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric Holder, Jr, Attorney General, et al.
Streaming Audio of Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Holder
Audio for today’s argument in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric Holder, Jr, Attorney General, et al. (08-322) will stream at approximately 11:30 a.m. at C-SPAN.
Sec. 5: Searching for a way out
Analysis With Justice Anthony M. Kennedy voicing concern over Congress intruding on the sovereignty of some states but not others, the Supreme Court on Wednesday looked for ways to put some check on federal management of state and local elections systems even when that power is used to assure minorities’ voting rights.
Today’s Transcripts
The transcript of oral argument in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric Holder, Jr, Attorney General, et al. (08-322) is available here.
Today at the Court
At 10 a.m., the Court may release the opinion in one or more pending cases. Following the release of any opinions, the Court will hear argument in Forest Grove School District v. T. A. (08-305), on the right to private school tuition reimbursement for a disabled student who received no prior public benefits.