Archive for June 29th, 2009

Nearly Final Term Statistics and Advocate Scorecard

3 Comments Published by June 29th, 2009 in Court Procedure, Statistics, Supreme Court

My goal was to publish the final term statistics today, but because the Court will hear rearguments in Citzens United and likely issue an opinion before the beginning of OT09, I’ll have to update these statistics again in September. I’ve updated the 2008 Term Case Index, which you can always find at the top of [...]

Supreme Court will reargue Citizens United

1 Comment Published by June 29th, 2009 in Court Procedure, Oral Arguments, Supreme Court

In a surprise move, the Supreme Court decided to hold a new round of oral arguments in Citizens United focused on whether or not to overrule Austin v. Michigan. It’s very, very rare for the Court to hold rearguments in a case although they will periodically request additional briefing on an issue. In Montejo v. [...]



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