Tuesday round-up
Dahlia Lithwick and Ashby Jones discuss the Court’s female Justices; meanwhile, the New York Times’ editorial board opines on Wal-Mart’s cert. petition, and Joan Biskupic previews Snyder v. Phelps.
August 2010 Archive
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Diminishing a precedent
The DC Circuit, in 113 pages of opinions, denies en banc review in Al-Bihani v. Obama, in which the court had upheld a broad reading of the government’s authority to detain non-citizens suspected of terrorism.
The week ahead
Petitioners’ briefs are due in four cases, and a reply brief is scheduled for filing in NASA v. Nelson.
Monday round-up
Justices Ginsburg and Sotomayor speak at the Tenth Circuit Bench and Bar Conference
Two new Solicitor General invitation briefs filed
Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal recommends that the Court deny certiorari in two cases.
Friday round-up
Several sources report on the Acting Solicitor General’s new filing on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Authority, while others cover Justice Sotomayor’s remarks at the University of Denver.
This week on the Wiki
New briefs have been added to a number of case pages on our sister site, SCOTUSwiki.
New plea on RICO’s reach
British American Tobacco Co.’s lawyers notify the Court of a recent ruling concerning RICO’s overseas reach, as part of a plea for rehearing following the Court’s decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank.
Academic round-up
Professor Abbe Gluck discusses statutory interpretation in a new article in the Yale Law Journal.
Notable petitions
New appeals have been filed on tribal sovereign immunity, the Federal Employers’ Liability Act, the balance between state common-law claims and federal foreign policy interests, and deference to prison medical professionals.