Case:
Prof. Richard Kling discusses the Court’s upcoming review of the reliability of eye witness testimony in Perry v. New Hampshire.
Monthly Archives: October 2011
Rehberg v. Paulk
Case:
Prof. Sheldon Nahmod previews the Court’s upcoming arguments in this Section 1983 case. You can read Prof. Nahmod’s full preview of the case at his blog, Nahmod Law.
Freedom of Speech and False Statements
Case:
The Court agreed on Monday, October 17 to hear arguments in a case addressing whether patently false statements are protected by the Freedom of Speech clause of the First Amendment. Specifically, the Court will examine the Stolen Valor Act of 2005, which makes it a crime for an individual to falsely claim that they have received a military decoration. The case is particularly noteworthy because, while the Court has previously tolerated laws forbidding libel and other forms of false statements in specific contexts, it remains unclear whether false statements, in general, can be prohibited.
The case is No. 11-210, United States v. Alvarez
Oyez Podcasts on iTunes U
Did you know you can listen to oral arguments and opinion announcements through podcasts on your iPod or iPhone? Oyez has recently redesigned and improved our iTunes U site. Check it out to see what podcasts are available.
This Week’s Arguments Now Available
This week’s oral arguments before the Court are new available on Oyez.
This Court heard arguments this week in:
CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood
Court Agrees to Hear Double Jeopardy Challenge
Case:
The Court today agreed to hear a double jeopardy case, specifically addressing whether an accused murderer can be retried on all counts if the first jury deadlocks on lesser charges but acquits him of a greater offense.
The case is No. 10-1320, Blueford v. Arkansas. You can read the full background of the case on Oyez.
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders
Case:
Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington
The Court hears arguments tomorrow, October 12, in an important Fourth Amendment search and seizure case, Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders. Prof. Carolyn Shapiro summarizes the question before the Court.
SCOTUS Audio+Transcripts Now Available
Case:
Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California
The audio + transcripts are now available for the cases argued in the session beginning October 3, 2011. The expanded player offers additional functions such as search, speaker locations in the time line, and clip creation.
We have identified transcription errors but we have not corrected the transcripts. You may wish to send us details on the errors. We will update the transcripts at a later date.
Preview: Golan v. Holder
Case:
The Court hears arguments tomorrow, October 5th, in an important case in the realm of intellectual property. Prof. Ed Lee of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law shares some insights into the significance of Golan v. Holder.
Review: Five Chiefs by John Paul Stevens
John Paul Stevens’ tenure as an associate justice of the Supreme Court lasted 34 years, 6 months, and 11 days, the capstone of a career that included time as a law clerk to Supreme Court justice Wiley Rutledge, judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and private attorney. Throughout his lifetime of legal service, Stevens interacted with some of the most respected and prolific legal minds in modern American history, including five Chief Justices of the United States.
Five Chiefs, as the name implies, relays Stevens’ experiences with these jurists. But these anecdotes about Chief Justices Fred Vinson, Earl Warren, Warren Burger, William Rehnquist, and John Roberts are merely scenery, serving as a (successful) motif by which Stevens conveys the origins and evolution of his own jurisprudence. And this is what makes Stevens’ newly released memoir so fascinating: It offers an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a man who once wielded one-ninth of the legal might of America’s highest court.