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Court to hear new Enron caseOct 13, 2009
The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to rule on claims that “searing media attacks” on longtime Enron executive Jeffrey K. Skilling tainted his criminal trial and conviction on various fraud charges. The case of Skilling v. U.S. (08-1394...
A new Justice takes her seatSep 8, 2009
With President Obama and Vice President Biden and some 450 other witnesses looking on silently, Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat for the first time on the Supreme Court bench Tuesday afternoon, the 111th member of the Court in its history. Amo...
Sotomayor sworn in as Associate JusticeAug 8, 2009
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., administered the Constitutional Oath to Judge Sonia Sotomayor in a private ceremony in the Justices’ Conference Room on Saturday August 8, 2009. Mrs. Celina...
Republican Senators announce their votes on Sotomayor: Graham, Yes; Kyl, NoJul 22, 2009
Earlier today, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., announced on the Senate floor that he intends to vote in favor of Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination for the Supreme Court, while Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., announced that he will vote against her nominat...
Over 1000 law professors join letter endorsing SotomayorJul 8, 2009
In a letter received today by the Senate Judiciary Committee, more than 1000 academics expressed their support for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
A number of signatories with diverse specialties and political leanin...
Today's transcriptsDec 8, 2009
Transcripts of oral argument in today’s cases, Black v. United States (08-876) and Weyhrauch v. United States (08-1196), can be found here and here.
Does the FAA Permit Class Arbitration when the Arbitration Agreement is Silent?Dec 8, 2009
Below, Stanford Law School’s Vivian Wang previews Stolt-Nielsen S.A., et al. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. (08-1198), which will be heard by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, December 9. Check the Stolt-Nielsen SCOTUSwiki page for additional...
Reaching, or waiting, for a constitutional issueDec 8, 2009
Analysis
The Supreme Court normally is not eager — far from it — to decide a constitutional question; its traditions suggest hesitancy in using that ultimate power. But on Tuesday, the Court seemed quite impatient to ask, and answer, an issue of...
Reaching or waiting for a constitutional issueDec 8, 2009
Analysis
The Supreme Court normally is not eager — far from it — to decide a constitutional question; its traditions suggest hesitancy in using that ultimate power. But on Tuesday, the Court seemed quite impatient to ask, and answer, an issue of...
Reaching, or waiting, for a constitutional issueDec 8, 2009
Analysis
The Supreme Court normally is not eager — far from it — to decide a constitutional question; its traditions are for hesitancy about that ultimate stroke. But on Tuesday, the Court seemed quite impatient to ask, and answer, an issue of...
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