Posted: October 5th, 2009 | Author: Holly Porter | Filed under: Supreme Court | Tags: 2009 Term, Kevin Russell, SCOTUS Blog | No Comments »
The Supreme Court’s new 2009 Term is officially here—and with it comes a myriad of confusion. The Term commences today, following the tradition of starting on the first Monday in October.
But the Clerk’s office has already been assigning 2009 docket numbers—in fact, the new numbering started way back in June. In the meantime, recent oral arguments have been treated as part of the 2008 term (i.e., Citizens United, No. 08-205).
Formerly perplexed SCOTUS bloggist Kevin Russell sorts out this conundrum in his recent post “Mystery of The Premature Docket Number.”
Posted: September 1st, 2009 | Author: Shon R Hopwood | Filed under: Brief Printings, Supreme Court | Tags: Cockle-Printed Petition, Heneford v. Castaneda, SCOTUS Blog | No Comments »
There is a strong prospect of Supreme Court review in Heneford v. Castaneda, et al. (No. 08-1547) according to an article posted today in SCOTUS blog. Given that there is a direct conflict among federal courts of appeals on the question of immunity for U.S. Public Health Service personnel, and because the Solicitor General also urged review in an Amicus filing, SCOTUS Blog believes it likely that the Court will grant review upon its return from the summer recess. To view the post (containing a PDF of the cert. petition that Cockle printed), click here.
Posted: August 31st, 2009 | Author: Shon R Hopwood | Filed under: Brief Printings, Supreme Court | Tags: Brown v. Hovatter, Cockle Brief, Dormant Commerce Clause, SCOTUS Blog | No Comments »
Recently, SCOTUS blog posted an article on Brown, et al., v. Hovatter, et al., No. 09-231. The case could provide the Supreme Court with an opportunity to clarify a little known part of the Constitution—the Dormant Commerce Clause. The post (and a PDF version of the brief that Cockle printed) can be viewed here.
