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Today's U.S. Supreme Court opinions in argued cases

Today's U.S. Supreme Court opinions in argued cases: The Court today has issued five decisions in argued cases, leaving ten cases yet to be decided.

1. Today's first opinion issued in Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Glenn, No. 06-923. Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. You can access the decision at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

2. Today's second opinion issued in Kentucky Retirement Systems v. EEOC, No. 06-1037. Justice Breyer also delivered the opinion of the Court in this case.This is a 5-4 ruling, with Justices Antonin Scalia, Anthony M. Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. in dissent. You can access the decision at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

3. Today's third opinion issued in Indiana v. Edwards, No. 07-208. Completing the trifecta, Justice Breyer also delivered the opinion of the Court in this case. You can access the decision at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

4. Today's fourth opinion issued in Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, No. 06-1505. Justice David H. Souter delivered the opinion of the Court. You can access the decision at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

5. Today's fifth and final opinion issued in Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Brown, No. 06-939. Justice John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court. You can access the decision at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that "Court puts limits on mentally ill defendants"; "Court sides with employee in benefits case"; "Court rules for workers in age bias suit"; "Court rejects California union law"; and "Court finds no age bias in Ky. retirement system."

And at "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Court rules on self-representation; 4 other rulings."

Full post as published by How Appealing on June 19, 2008 (boomark / email).