Another week, another batch of unanimous decisions. Three, to be precise: Sprint Communications v. Jacobs (12-815), defining (some might say confining) the scope of the Younger abstention doctrine; Kansas v. Cheever (12-609), holding that a prosecutor’s reliance on a psychiatric expert who has examined the defendant does not violate the accused’s right against self-incrimination; and Heimshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. (12-729)
Read More Sprint Communications v. Jacobs (12-815), Kansas v. Cheever (12-609), Heimshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. (12-729), and UNITED HERE Local 355 v. Mulhall (12-99)
Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. Western District of Texas (12-929), United States v. Woods (12-562) and Ford Motor Co. v. United States (13-113)
In the midst of hearing arguments and filling in its dance card for the rest of the Term, the Court has found time to issue a few early opinions. Last week brought three: an important decision on the enforceability of forum selection clauses in Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. Western District of Texas (12-929); a ruling applying the Internal Revenue Code’s valuation misstatement penalty
Read More Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. Western District of Texas (12-929), United States v. Woods (12-562) and Ford Motor Co. v. United States (13-113)
Burt v. Titlow (12-414), Stanton v. Sims (12-1217) and Cline v. Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice (12-1094)
Today, the Court handed down Burt v. Titlow (12-414), reinforcing the deferential standard of review applicable in habeas proceedings involving claims of ineffective assistance of counsel by state prisoners, and yesterday the Court issued a short per curiam decision in Stanton v. Sims (12-1217), upbraiding the Ninth Circuit in a qualified immunity case. But this week has been even more notable for what
Read More Burt v. Titlow (12-414), Stanton v. Sims (12-1217) and Cline v. Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice (12-1094)
Order List 10/1/13 and 10/7/13
We can hardly believe that the October 2013 Term has arrived, with the first arguments of the term and a handful of SG invites yesterday. Unofficially, activity began with a number of cert grants last week.
Filling in its docket, the Court has decided to hear the following cases this term:
Harris v. Quinn (11-681), which asks: (1) “May a State, consistent with the
Read More Order List 10/1/13 and 10/7/13
United States v. Windsor (12-307), Hollingsworth v. Perry (12-144), Sehkar v. United States (12-357), Ryan v. Schad (12-1084) and Order List
The Court went out with a bang yesterday, overturning a key part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in United States v. Windsor (12-307), and dismissing for lack of standing the appeal in Hollingsworth v. Perry (12-144), thus leaving intact the district court’s decision invaliding California’s Proposition 8 and paving the way for same-sex marriages to go forward in that State,
Read More United States v. Windsor (12-307), Hollingsworth v. Perry (12-144), Sehkar v. United States (12-357), Ryan v. Schad (12-1084) and Order List
Shelby County v. Holder (12-96), Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District (11-1447), and Adoptive Parents v. Baby Girl (12-399)
While the media focuses on today’s same-sex marriage decisions (we’ll bring you more on those soon!), we’re back to bring you more detail on Shelby County v. Holder (12-96), yesterday’s Voting Rights Act decision, as well as Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District (11-1447), a land-use Takings decision that may have far-reaching consequences, and Adoptive Parents v. Baby Girl (12-399),
Read More Shelby County v. Holder (12-96), Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District (11-1447), and Adoptive Parents v. Baby Girl (12-399)