Today at the Court
The Justices meet for their private conference today to consider cert. petitions and motions in pending cases. Our list of Petitions to Watch for that conference is here.
April 2010 Archive
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Justice Stevens, Particularist
The following essay for our thirty-day series on John Paul Stevens is by Frederick Schauer, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Virginia. Schauer’s research focuses on the First Amendment.
Friday round-up
Yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee, by a vote of thirteen to six, passed a bill and resolution – which will now go to the full Senate for consideration – that would require the Court to televise oral arguments unless the Justices vote, in a particular case, to bar coverage.
Decisions on Monday
The Supreme Court expects to issue decisions in argued cases next Monday, at 10 a.m., the Court announced Friday. Orders resulting from today’s Conference will be released ahead of the opinions.
Update on felons’ voting rights
A long-running dispute over the denial of voting rights to those convicted of serious crimes — a dispute that some civil liberties advocates say is the next major battleground over voters’ rights — has so far not gained review in the Supreme Court.
Petitions to Watch | Conference of 4.30.10
This edition of “Petitions to Watch” features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ next private conference on Friday, April 30. As always, it lists the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted.
Stat Pack available
A preliminary Stat Pack analyzing the opinions for this Term through today is here.
This Term’s pending cases
So far, the Court has decided 33 of its argued cases this Term, including (as of yesterday) all cases argued during the October Sitting. However, 44 argued cases are still pending, and will be decided before the end of the Term.
“Kiyemba II,” back again?
In a legal move that very likely is a prelude to a Supreme Court appeal, an Algerian who has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay for more than eight years has begun a new challenge to a major ruling against detainees’ rights by the D.C. Circuit Court — a ruling that was left intact by the Supreme Court last month.
Cameras and the Supreme Court
Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Ted Poe have introduced legislation in the Senate and House, respectively, that would require the Court to televise its public proceedings.