Archive for March 4th, 2009
Supreme Court Could Decide Fate of Al-Marri As Early As Friday
0 Comments Published by Kedar March 4th, 2009 in Barack Obama, Court Procedure, Foreign Detainees, Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court will discuss whether or not to continue the case of al-Marri during conference on Friday, March 6, according to the Supreme Court’s docket sheet.
Among other things, Al-Marri charges that his detention without formal charges represents an unconstitutional breach of habeus corpus. Last week, the Obama administration formally charged Al-Marri and motioned the [...]
Supreme Court Hands Down Opinion in Federal Pre-emption case
0 Comments Published by Kedar March 4th, 2009 in Clarence Thomas, Constitutional Law, John Paul Stevens, Justices and Judges, Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court handed down an opinion today in Wyeth v. Levine (here).
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Wyeth v. Levine
Docket Filing | Questions Presented
Case Number: 06-1249
On Appeal From: SC-VT
Date Argued: November 3, 2008
Date Decided: March 4, 2009
6-3; Affirmed
Majority: Stevens(m), Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer(c), Thomas(c)
Dissent: Alito(d), Roberts, Scalia
Days between argument and opinion: 121
The Court revisited the always familiar issue of pre-emption [...]
Justice O’Connor Appears On The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
0 Comments Published by Kedar March 4th, 2009 in Justices and Judges, Sandra Day O'ConnorJustice O’Connor went on The Daily Show last night to talk about her new civics project, www.OurCourts.org. Its a pretty entertaining interview for anyone interested in the Court, and she mentions at various points how she was upset at the backlash from Bush v. Gore and how she hates being called a “swing” justice.
Part I
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