Archive for April 20th, 2009
Justices Breyer and Scalia Spar During Oral Arguments
0 Comments Published by Kedar April 20th, 2009 in Antonin Scalia, Oral Arguments, Stephen Breyer, Supreme CourtJustices Breyer and Scalia went at it today during oral arguments in Horne v. Flores.
Scene: Justice Breyer brings up a set of statistics from the record.
JUSTICE SCALIA: Excuse me. I am not following this exchange because I don’t understand whether the — the statewide percentage is the statewide percentage of English learners or the statewide [...]
Judging A Term By Its Media Advisories
0 Comments Published by Kedar April 20th, 2009 in Constitutional Law, Court Procedure, Oral Arguments, Supreme CourtThe court issues “media advisories” in the most high-profile cases to give media outlets an opportunity to reserve seating. By that logic then, I could count the number of “media advisories” to measure the number of “high-profile” cases in a given term. The court’s website features advisories as far back as OT04.
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Roper v. Simmons, US [...]
Supreme Court Grants Review in Animal Cruelty/First Amendment Case
1 Comment Published by Kedar April 20th, 2009 in Court Procedure, Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court granted review in three cases this morning, including a challenge to the Federal government’s ban on the distribution of videos involving animal cruelty in US v. Stevens. Volokh has a great discussion of the issues at play here.
Thanks to SCOTUSblog, we have access to the cert petitions.
Opinion Below
Cert. Petition
Brief in Opposition
Reply Brief
Amicus [...]
