This week at the Court
On Monday the Court issued orders from it May 28 Conference. No new cases were grants. The Court requested the views of the Solicitor General in one new case, Smith v. Aegon.
May 2015 Archive
Every post published in May 2015, most recent first.
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Petitions of the day
The petitions of the day are: [PAGE]14-1123[/PAGE] [PAGE]14-1124[/PAGE]
Friday round-up
At The Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog, Jess Bravin reports that “Hawaii may figure prominently” in the Court’s decision in Evenwel v. Abbott, the Texas “one person, one vote” case, “because for nearly half a century, the Aloha State has had the high court’s permission to ignore transients when
Relist Watch
John Elwood reviews Tuesday’s relisted cases. Since everyone else is doing it, Relist Watch is proud to officially announce our candidacy for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Petitions to watch | Conference of May 28
At its Conference on May 28, 2015, the Court will consider petitions seeking review of issues such as qualified immunity as applied to private entities, the admissibility of autopsy reports under the Confrontation Clause, and the constitutionality of the University of Texas at Austin’s consideration of race in its undergraduate admissions process.
Commentary: Wellness after Stern
Daniel J. Bussel is a Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. Stern v. Marshall was more about Article III of the Constitution, or one particular formalistic approach to Article III frozen in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, than about bankruptcy law and procedure.
Thursday round-up
Tuesday’s decisions and orders continue to generate coverage and commentary.
Wednesday round-up
The Justices returned from their long weekend yesterday morning and gave us plenty to talk (and write) about for the rest of the week. At 9:30 a.m. yesterday they issued orders from last week’s Conference, adding three new cases to their docket for next Term.
Opinion analysis: Justices eat their own words in dispute about inducing patent infringement
Justice Kennedy’s opinion in Commil USA v. Cisco Systems managed to pull off a hard trick: getting a majority of the Justices to ignore the explicit language of an opinion so recent that all of those who signed it are still on the Court.
Opinion analysis: Justices reaffirm authority of bankruptcy judges based on parties’ consent
The Bankruptcy Code of 1978 granted bankruptcy judges broad authority to resolve disputes related to debtors and their estates, but it did not grant them Article III protections against the removal or reduction of their salaries.