Federal Judiciary

December Arguments, day by day

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

The Supreme Court this morning released its argument calendar for the sitting that begins December 1 (available here). The Court will return to hearing the customary two arguments per day. The full schedule is below, with brief summaries of the issues involved.

Monday, December 1

Kansas v. Colorado (105, Orig.) - dispute over the Arkansas River.

14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett (07-581) - mandatory arbitration of civil rights claims under collective bargaining agreements.

Tuesday, December 2

Entergy Corp. v. EPA (07-588) and consolidated cases - regulation of cooling water intake structures under the Clean Water Act.

Fitzgerald, et vir v. Barnstable School Committee, et al. (07-1125) - constitutional sex discrimination claims against federally-funded schools.

Wednesday, December 3

Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Williams (07-1216) - upholding of $79.5 million punitive damage award against tobacco company.

Haywood v. Drown (07-10374) - state law stripping state courts of jurisdiction over suits alleging federal constitutional violations.

Monday, December 8

Peake. v. Sanders (07-1209) - presumptions of prejudices in veterans’ assistance claims.

Pacific Bell Telephone Co.,dba AT&T California v. linkLine Communications (07-512) - availability of “price squeeze” claims between competitors.

Tuesday, December 9

Arizona v. Johnson (07-1122) - searches of car passengers under the Fourth Amendment.

Cone v. Bell (07-1114) - standard for “procedural default” under federal habeas law.

Wednesday, December 10

Ashcroft v. Iqbal (07-1015) - liability of high-ranking government officials for unlawful discrimination and physical abuse by subordinates.

AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen (07-543) - pregnancy discrimination in calculation of pension and other benefits.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on September 08, 2008 (boomark / email).