The Court’s argument calendar is set for the first two months of the 2009 Term. In October, the Court’s schedule is heavy with criminal issues which make up six of the thirteen cases. And another case (Alvarez v. Smith, No. 08-351) presents a civil forfeiture issue that mainly arises during criminal proceedings.
In November, the Court will hear argument in the patent case of Bilski v. Kappos, No. 08-964, which produced an amazing forty-six Amicus briefs just at the merits stage. The November sitting also includes two cases from juveniles serving life sentences in Florida. Both Graham v. Florida, No. 08-7412 and Sullivan v. Florida, No. 08-7621, involve the Eighth Amendment’s cruel and unusual punishment clause.
The Court’s argument calendar for October can be viewed here. The Court’s argument calendar for November can be viewed here.
Out of twenty-six cases that will be heard in October and November, Cockle Law Brief Printing Company printed merits briefs in fourteen of them.