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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Princeton University’s Program in Law and Public Affairs is hosting a panel discussion next Wednesday titled “Full Court Press: The Supreme Court, the Media and Public Understanding.” The program will focus on issues of public understanding of...
No oral arguments are scheduled and no non-capital orders are expected. The Court will hold a private conference tomorrow, results from which are expected to be announced on Monday.
An earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Beard v. Kindler (08-992) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates.
It became clear during the Beard v. Kindler oral argument on Monday, November 2, that the question presented in the petition...
Below, Stanford Law School’s Anthony Dick recaps yesterday’s oral argument in Schwab v. Reilly. Anthony’s earlier preview of the case is available here. Check the Schwab v. Reilly (08-538) SCOTUSwiki page for additional updates.
At oral argument in...
