The Week Ahead
On Monday, the Court will release orders from the Justices’ private conference last Thursday. One or more opinions in pending cases may also be released. The petitioner’s brief on the merits is due Monday in Salazar v. Buono (08-472).
May 2009 Archive
Every post published in May 2009, most recent first.
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The Politics of the Sotomayor Nomination
I have pretty much been silent on the Sotomayor nomination because Tom, Kevin, and the other members of the blog have been doing an outstanding job in providing useful information to our readership.
Judge Sotomayor and Abortion
Abortion is obviously an important issue for the Supreme Court, and each nominee’s view on the question whether and to what extent the Constitution guarantees a right to abortion is carefully scrutinized.
SCOTUSblog Twittercast
On Sunday at 10 pm EST, SCOTUSblog and the Women’s Bar Association of DC are partnering with Fem2.0 for a Twittercast entitled “Another Woman’s Voice on the Supreme Court: Is It Important?” You can join the Twittercast here.
Petitions to Watch | Conference of 6.4.09
This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference on June 4. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted.
Judge Sotomayor and Race — Results from the Full Data Set
I’ve now completed the study of every one of Judge Sotomayor’s race-related cases that I mention in the post below. I’ll write more in the morning about particular cases, but here is what the data shows in sum: Other than Ricci, Judge Sotomayor has decided 96 race-related cases while on the court of appeals.
Analysis: Secrets and “need to know”
Analysis NOTE: Nearly a quarter-century ago, in Navy Department v. Egan, the Supreme Court ruled that the President has broad constitutional power — even apart from any grant of power by Congress — to decide who gets access to classified secrets.
Where Would Justice Souters Replacement Make a Difference? Part II
In a prior post, we began identifying cases in which it is possible that replacing Justice Souter with Judge Sotomayor might change the outcome. In particular, we identified cases in which Justice Souter was in the majority in a 5-4 decision, beginning with cases that did not break down along traditional liberal-conservative lines.
Today at the Court
Oral arguments have concluded for the term. No non-capital orders are expected, but if any orders are issued today in pending cases, we will post them promptly.
U.S. plans appeal on abuse photos
The Obama Administration has decided to go to the Supreme Court — if Congress does not act first — to stop public disclosure of an array of U.S. Army photos that apparently show severe abuse of terrorist detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.