Every post published in September 2012, most recent first.
On Monday, the Court did not grant any new cases. It did, however, call for the views of the Solicitor General in five cases, three of which are related. Lyle reported on those orders. The Court heard six oral arguments this week. On Friday, the Court meets for its October 5 Conference.
The Supreme Court at 11 a.m. on Monday will hold one hour of oral argument on how to define a “vessel” for purposes of moving a dispute over a floating structure into the special court that handles maritime commerce.
With the official start of the October Term 2012 just a few days away, much of yesterday’s coverage looked forward to the upcoming cases. Reuters (via the Chicago Tribune), NBC News, and The Atlantic preview several of the Term’s most anticipated cases, while the Heritage Foundation has also posted the video of its Term Preview event from earlier this week, which featured comments by Paul Clement and Tom Goldstein.
Howard M. Wasserman is a Professor of Law at FIU College of Law.
The Court will consider an archetypal problem of statutory interpretation next Tuesday when it hears oral argument in United States v. Bormes. The issue in this case is whether the United States can be held liable for money damages for a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The Supreme Court opens its new Term at 10 a.m. on Monday, and starts with one hour of oral argument on the reach of a 1789 law that seeks to impose liability in U.S. courts on those who commit human rights violations in foreign countries.
Yesterday the Court released the hearing list for the October sitting, which begins on Monday. Lyle Denniston covered the release for this blog. The Term’s first oral argument will be the reargument in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum.
The Supreme Court is shrinking. Not the building or the number of Justices. No, the Court’s docket is declining, both the number of petitions filed and the number of cases decided. This is not a new phenomenon, but a pattern that may have started twenty-five years ago is continuing.
Following Monday’s “Long Conference,” yesterday the Court granted certiorari in six new cases and overturned a lower-court ruling on new election districts for West Virginia’s congressional representatives. The Court’s full order list can be found here.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday released the schedule of arguments, and listing counsel who will make the arguments, at the opening sitting that begins next Monday. The list is here.