Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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20-60 | 2nd Cir. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2020 |
Issues: Whether a public official can be convicted of bribery absent proof of an agreed exchange with the alleged bribe payor, based solely on his unexpressed, unilateral state of mind when receiving a benefit; (2) whether a conviction for Hobbs Act extortion can be based on a theory of simple bribery; and (3) whether, if the government elects not to argue harmless error, a court of appeals may raise harmless error sua sponte, without providing the defendant any opportunity to be heard on the issue.
Date | Proceedings and Orders |
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Jul 20 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 24, 2020) |
Aug 10 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent United States, et al. to respond filed. |
Aug 26 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
Aug 27 2020 | Response Requested. (Due September 28, 2020) |
Sep 23 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 28, 2020 to October 28, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
Sep 24 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 28, 2020. |
Oct 26 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 28, 2020 to October 30, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
Oct 28 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including October 30, 2020. |
Oct 30 2020 | Brief of respondents United States, et al. in opposition filed. |
Nov 16 2020 | Reply of petitioner Sheldon Silver filed. (Distributed) |
Nov 17 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/4/2020. |
Dec 07 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/11/2020. |
Jan 04 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/8/2021. |
Jan 11 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/15/2021. |
Jan 19 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/22/2021. |
Jan 25 2021 | Petition DENIED. Justice Gorsuch, with whom Justice Thomas joins, dissenting from denial of certiorari. (Detached Opinion) |
Wait wut.. RBG ghost-wrote the equal protection bits of Obergefell?!
And I learned this on @SCOTUSblog’s TikTok?! https://www.tiktok.com/@scotusblog/video/6922179577724931333
"This is not our first commission rodeo” says Levy. 😉
Love this write up of the @BrookingsInst's panel yesterday with @Susan_Hennessey, @danepps,@cdkang76, and @mollyereynolds.
Thanks, @SCOTUSblog and Kalvis Golde!
https://www.scotusblog.com/2021/01/with-democrats-in-control-supreme-court-reform-proposals-reclaim-center-stage/
Spilling SCOTUS tea on TikTok today. Well, actually, @eskridgebill spilled the tea, we just tok’d about it. 🍵
https://balkin.blogspot.com/2021/01/marriage-equality-and-sex.html
The Supreme Court got rid of several cases this morning -- in one fell swoop. Read @AHoweBlogger's latest coverage of the emoluments cases, spiritual advisers at Texas executions, Texas abortion policies, COVID restrictions, and NY political corruption.
Justices vacate rulings on Trump and emoluments - SCOTUSblog
The Supreme Court on Monday morning released orders from the justices’ private conference on Friday, Jan. 22. The justices once again did not ac...
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In this morning's orders list, SCOTUS took no action on pending cert petitions involving:
- Mississippi's near-ban on abortions after 15 weeks,
- a Trump rule banning Title X clinics from providing abortion referrals,
- the Trump administration's "public charge" immigration rule.
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