It was another hectic week at the Court, starting with an order in Kiyemba v. Obama, No 08-1234, where the Court remanded “in light of new developments.” One of those developments was the fact that all seven petitioners were offered settlements in other countries. On Monday, the Court granted certiorari in Michigan v. Bryant, No. [...]
The Supreme Court has set the oral argument schedule for January, February and March of this year. Among the standout cases are: Briscoe v. Virginia, No. 07-11191 (argument date January 11th) In Briscoe, the Court will be confronted with the question of what procedure is required by the Confrontation Clause with regard to lab reports [...]
Today, the Supreme Court granted four cases including a petition filed by former-Enron executive Jeffrey Skilling. Skilling v. United States, No. 08-1394. The Skilling petition presents the Court with both constitutional and statutory questions relating to the trial and conviction of Skilling in 2006. The Court also granted a petition filed by the Solicitor General [...]