Federal Judiciary

Today’s Orders | 6.27.08

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

A copy of today’s orders list — including grants of certiorari in two cases — is now available here. All available filings in the granted cases are available after the jump.

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Docket: 07-984 and 07-990
Case name: Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al.
Issue: Whether the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may not issue a permit for discharge of fill material otherwise subject to effluent limitations under Sections 301 or 306 of the Clean Water Act.

• Opinion below (9th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari (Coeur)
• Petition for certiorari (Alaska)
• Brief of respondent Goldbelt, Inc. in support
• Brief of federal respondents in opposition
• Brief of respondent Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. in opposition
• Petitioner?s reply (Coeur)
• Petitioner?s reply (Alaska)
• Brief amici curiae of National Mining Association, et al. (in support of the petition)
• Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation (in support of the petition)
• Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al. (in support of the petition)

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Docket: 07-1315
Case name: Knowles v. Mirzayance
Issue: Whether the defendant?s lawyer?s recommendation to withdraw an insanity plea constituted ineffective assistance of counsel for purposes of federal habeas law.

• Opinion below (9th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition

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Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on June 27, 2008 (boomark / email).