Yesterday, in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, the Court held that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act preempts all design-defect claims against vaccine manufacturers brought by plaintiffs who seek compensation for injury or death caused by vaccine side effects.
On Tuesday, the Court heard oral argument in the case of Bruesewitz v. Wyeth
On Tuesday, the Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth.
Please share your thoughts on our new design
Supreme Court news continues to focus on now-Justice Kagan.
The Senate convened this morning to begin consideration of Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. According to the Caucus Blog of the New York Times, Kagan is expected to garner more votes than Justices Thomas and Alito did. A vote is expected sometime later this week.
Coverage continues of Senate Democrats’ failure to block a Republican filibuster of the DISCLOSE Act, a legislative response to Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.
By a vote of thirteen to six, the Senate Judiciary Committee today approved Elena Kagan’s nomination to the Supreme Court. With the exception of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, who voted for Kagan, the vote hewed closely to party lines.
Although the Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote in favor of Elena Kagan’s nomination, it is not expected to do so today. As the AP’s Julie Hirschfeld Davis reports, Republican senators on the committee will ask to delay the vote on the nomination for another week; the chairman of the committee, Senator Patrick Leahy, has said that he will grant their request.
The news media is awash in coverage of General Kagan’s confirmation hearings. Kagan spoke with Senators for almost nine hours yesterday on a wide range of contentious topics.
The Court yesterday issued its final orders of October Term 2009. The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes characterizes the Term as an “assertive” one for the Court, with Chief Justice Roberts playing a dominant role.
Tom snapped a few photos at today’s hearing. They are available after the jump.