Details on todays orders
The Court granted one case today, Chaidez v. United States.
April 2012 Archive
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Scholars highlight: Law review articles in the eyes of the Justices
Chief Justice Roberts recently threw fuel on the fire of the perennial debate about the practical value of law review articles when he stated that, as a general matter, law reviews are not particularly helpful for practitioners and judges.
Monday round-up
The weekend’s coverage continued to focus on last week’s oral arguments in Arizona v. United States, the federal challenge to Arizona immigration law S.B. 1070.
Live blog of orders (Sponsored by Bloomberg Law) (Updated: concluded)
With the help of our reporter, Lyle Denniston, we will be live blogging as orders are issued today. The Live Blog window is below the jump. Once you see the window and our initial welcome, we ask that you do not refresh your browser. Updates will appear without the need for refreshing.
New look at lawyers’ advice
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to settle a dispute among lower courts on whether to give more immigrants the benefit of a ruling that requires their lawyers to advise them more clearly on what can happen if they plead guilty to a crime.
This week at the Court
On Monday the Court granted one new case. The Court did not call for the views of the Solicitor General in any new cases. We do not expect any opinions this week. The next Conference is scheduled for May 10. Our list of “Petitions to watch” for that Conference will be available soon.
This week’s oral arguments now available
The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent has posted audio and transcripts of this week’s oral arguments. The Court heard arguments this week in: RadLAX Gateway Hotel v. Amalgamated Bank Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band v. Patchak Arizona v. United States
Friday round-up
Wednesday’s oral argument in Arizona v. United States – the federal challenge to S.B. 1070, Arizona’s immigration law – remains the main subject of Court-related news.
Argument recap: Searching for a middle ground in Indian casino case
On Tuesday, April 24, the Court heard arguments in Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians v. Patchak, consolidated with Salazar v. Patchak.
Win, lose, or draw? The Arizona v. United States argument in Plain English (with argument audio links)
On Wednesday, the Court heard oral argument in Arizona v. United States, the federal government’s challenge to Arizona’s aggressive efforts to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in that state. (I previewed the case for the blog in Plain English earlier that day.)