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Even the SCOTUS Procrastinates
0 Comments Published by Kedar June 18th, 2007 in Search and Seizure, Fourth Amendment, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawThe court today handed down decisions in 3 more cases, including Powerex v. Reliant Energy- a case that I blogged about here (and a little here). The court has further put off the highly anticpated school cases as well as the Bong Hits 4 Jesus case. Interesting. The court is expected to release one […]
Per Curiam decisions are better than unanimous decisions
1 Comment Published by Kedar May 21st, 2007 in Search and Seizure, Fourth Amendment, David Souter, Supreme Court, Constitutional LawAfter a disappointingly slow week, the Court handed down five opinions, one Per Curiam reversal, and a marginally interesting orders list today. I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but a per curiam opinion is usually issued when the Court rejects a case based on procedural grounds and chooses to deny certiorari. Per Curiam decisions […]
