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Petitions to Watch | Conference of 1.9.09

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

pThis edition of #8220;Petitions to Watch#8221; features cases up for consideration at the Justices#8217; private conference on January 9. As always, the list contains the petitions on the Court#8217;s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. (Thanks to Kristina Moore for assistance in collecting the filings for the list.) To access previous editions of Petitions to Watch, visit our a href="http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Petitions_to_Watch"archives/a on a href="http://www.scotuswiki.com/"SCOTUSwiki/a./p pIssues on our current list include the extent of Iraq#8217;s sovereign immunity in federal court, allegations of copyright infringement stemming from on-demand television services, and the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act and Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. For the full list of petitions, continue reading after the jump./p pstrongConference of January 9, 2008/strong/p p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-663.htm"07-663/abr / strongCase name:/strong emAK Steel Corporation Retirement Accumulation Pension Plan v. West/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether AK Steel#8217;s failure to use a #8220;whipsaw calculation#8221; when determining the value of lump sum distributions to early retirees caused a forfeiture of benefits in violation of ERISA./p ul lia href="http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/07a0143p-06.pdf"Opinion below/a (6th Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/07-663_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/07-663_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/movabletype/archives/07-663_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s replybr / /aa href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/2pet/6invit/2007-0663.pet.ami.inv.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of United States/a (recommending denial of certiorari)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-663_pet_supp.pdf"Supplemental brief of petitioners/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-952.htm"07-952/abr / strongCase name:/strong emDenton/emem v. Hyman/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether a state court judgment holding a corporate fiduciary liable for misappropriation of corporate assets is dischargeable in bankruptcy./p ul lia href="http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA1LTcwMjYtYmtfb3BuLnBkZg==/05-7026-bk_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysquery/irl871/1/hilite"Opinion below/a (2nd Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/07-952_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/07-952_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/2pet/6invit/2007-0952.pet.ami.inv.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of United States/a (recommending denial of certiorari)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-952_pet_supp.pdf"Supplemental brief of petitioner/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-956.htm"07-956/abr / strongCase name:/strong emBiomedical Patent Management Corp. v. California Dept. of Health Services/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether a state that has sought to enforce its own patent rights in federal court waives its sovereign immunity against allegations of patent infringement./p ul lia href="http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/federal/judicial/fed/opinions/06opinions/06-1515.pdf"Opinion below/a (Federal Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/07-956_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/07-956_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/07-956_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/07-956_cert_amicus_chamber.pdf"Amicus brief of the Chamber of Commerce/a (in support of the petition)/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/2pet/6invit/2007-0956.pet.ami.inv.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of the United States/a (recommending denial of certiorari)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-956_pet_supp.pdf"Supplemental brief of petitioner/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-1090.htm"07-1090/abr / strongCase name:/strong emRepublic/emem of Iraq v. Beaty, et al./embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether U.S. Courts have jurisdiction over Iraq in claims involving alleged misdeeds that occurred during Saddam Hussein#8217;s regime./p ul lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/07-1090_ob.pdf"Opinion below/a (D.C. Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/07-1090_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/07-1090_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/07-1090_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/2pet/6invit/2007-1090.pet.ami.inv.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of United States/a (recommending grant of certiorari)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-1152.htm"07-1152/abr / strongTitle:/strong emWeldon, et al. v. Norfolk Southern Railway/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether an Ohio law that imposes filing requirements on asbestos-related claims is preempted for claims filed under the Federal Employers#8217; Liability Act./p ul lia href="http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/docs/pdf/0/2007/2007-ohio-5248.pdf"Opinion below/a (Supreme Court of Ohio)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1128_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1128_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1128_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/2pet/6invit/2007-1152.pet.ami.inv.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of United States/a (recommending denial of certiorari)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-1327.htm"07-1327/abr / strongTitle:/strong emAlbertson#8217;s v. Kanter/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether the federal food and drug laws preempt state law claims over alleged failures to properly label artificially colored salmon./p ul lia href="http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/states/Cal/S147171.PDF"Opinion below/a (Supreme Court of California)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1327_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1327_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1327_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1327_cert_amicus_fmi.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Food Marketing Institute, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1327_cert_amicus_rexall.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of Rexall Sundown, Inc./a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/2pet/6invit/2007-1327.pet.ami.inv.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of United States/a (recommending denial of certiorari)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1327_pet_supp.pdf"Supplemental brief of petitioners Albertson#8217;s, Inc./a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/07-1524.htm"07-1524/abr / strongTitle:/strong emCarlota Copper Company v. Friends of Pinto Creek, et al./embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether the Environmental Protection Agency correctly issued a permit allowing discharges from a copper mine into a water body identified as impaired by the state of Arizona./p ul lia href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/coa/newopinions.nsf/642ED94586F9AC568825736900806E66/$file/0570785.pdf?openelement"Opinion below/a (9th Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/0responses/2007-1524.resp.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (federal government)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1524_bio_fopc.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (Friends of Pinto Creek)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1524_cert_rep_fed.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a (to federal respondents)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/07-1524_cert_rep_fopc.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a (to Friends of Pinto Creek)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_cert_amicus_nahb.pdf"Brief amici curiae of National Association of Home Builders, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_cert_amicus_plf.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Pacific Legal Foundation, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_cert_amicus_ama.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Arizona Mining Association, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_cert_amicus_nacwa.pdf"Brief amici curiae of National Association of Clean Water Agencies, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_cert_amicus_mslf.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of Mountain States Legal Foundation/a (in support of petitioner)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/07-1524_cert_amicus_fwqc.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of Federal Water Quality Coalition/a (in support of petitioner)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrong /strongbr / strongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-212.htm"08-212/abr / strongTitle/strong: emExxon Mobil Corp. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, et al./embr / strongIssue/strong: Whether under emUnited States v. Klein /em(1872) Congress can amend Section 4412(b)(1) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act, changing the standard administrative agencies apply to pending, non-final actions./p ul lia href="http://www.ferc.gov/legal/court-cases/opinions/2008/06-1166.pdf"Opinion below/a (D.C. Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_bio_fed.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (Federal respondents)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_bio_williams.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (Williams Alaska Petroleum, Inc.)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_bio_petro.pdf"Brief in opposition /a(Petro Star, Inc.)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_bio_oxy.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (OXY USA Inc., and Union Oil Company of California)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-212_cert_amicus_wlf.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Washington Legal Foundation/a (in support of petitioner)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-289.htm"08-289/a; a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-294.htm"08-294/abr / strongTitle:/strong emHorne v. Flores/em; emSpeaker of the Arizona House of Representatives v. Flores/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether the courts below improperly declined to modify an injunction against Arizona for failing to provide sufficient funding for non-English speaking school children./p ul lia href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/coa/newopinions.nsf/22C283A4FAE54BC3882573F60078D228/$file/0715603.pdf?openelement"Opinion below/a (9th Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-289_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a (08-289)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-294_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a (08-294)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-294_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (Flores)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-294_bio2.pdf"Brief in opposition/a (Arizona)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-294_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a (08-294)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-294_cert_amicus_wlf.pdf"Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation/a (in support of petitioners)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-294_cert_amicus_americanlegislativeexchangecouncil.pdf"Brief amici curiae of the American Legislative Exchange Council as Amicus Curiae/a (in support of petitioners)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-305.htm"08-305/abr / strongTitle:/strong emForest/emem Grove School District/emem, Petitioner v. T. A. /embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether parents of a student who has never previously received special education services from a school district may be eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for reimbursement of private school tuition. (Note: the Court granted certiorari to resolve this question in ema href="http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Board_of_Education_of_New_York_v._Tom_F." title="Board of Education of New York v. Tom F."Board of Education of New York v. Tom F./a/em (06-637) but affirmed the opinion below by an equally divided vote.)/p ul lia href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/coa/newopinions.nsf/F83F9960BF554187882574390057E776/$file/0535641.pdf?openelement"Opinion below/a (9th Circuit)./li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-305_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-305_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-305_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-305_cert_amicus_nationalschoolboards.pdf"Brief amici curiae of the National School Boards Association, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-322.htm"08-322/abr / strongTitle:/strong emNorthwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General, et al./embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether the appellant is eligible to #8220;bail out#8221; from the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and whether Congress provided sufficient justification of current voting discrimination when extended the requirement in 2006 for another twenty-five years./p ul lia href="https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2006cv1384-142"Opinion below/a (D.C. District)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/NAMUNDO_js.pdf"Statement as to jurisdiction/a/li lia href="http://www.usdoj.gov/osg/briefs/2008/0responses/2008-0322.resp.pdf"Motion to affirm filed by appellee Michael B. Mukasey, Attorney General/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-322_mta_ncaap.pdf"Motion to affirm filed by appellees Intervenor-Appellees Texas State Conference of NAACP, et al./a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-322_reply.pdf"Reply of appellant/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-327.htm"08-327/abr / strongTitle:/strong emArizona/emem, et al., v. United States District Court for the District of Arizona, et al./embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether Arizona district court judges#8217; violate Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, the Prison Litigation Reform Act, federalism principles, separation of powers principles, and due-process rights by ordering that prison employee defendants in inmate suits filed pro se investigate the allegations against them and produce disclosure statements./p ul lia href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/coa/newopinions.nsf/A76FF142FCD9679D882574630054C2D1/$file/0770300.pdf?openelement"Opinion below/a (9th Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-327_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li li(No brief in opposition filed)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/stronga href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-349.htm" 08-349/abr / strongTitle:/strong emGeneral Motors Corporation, v. Boyd Bryant, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated /embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether the courts below improperly granted class certification in a suit alleging the sale of more than 4 million vehicles with defective parking-brakes./p ul lia href="http://courts.arkansas.gov/opinions/2008a/20080619/07-437.pdf"Opinion below/a (Supreme Court of Arkansas)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-349_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-349_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-349_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-349_cert_amicus_nationalmutualinsurance.pdf"Brief amici curiae of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, et al./a (in support of petitioner)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-402.htm"08-402/abr / strongTitle:/strong emKansas/emem v. Morton /embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether an act of police deception during the interrogation of a suspect can itself render an otherwise voluntary confession #8220;involuntary#8221; under the Due Process Clause./p ul lia href="http://www.kscourts.org/Cases-and-Opinions/Opinions/supct/2008/20080703/97848.htm"Opinion below/a (Supreme Court of Kansas)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-402_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-402_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-430.htm"08-430/abr / strongTitle:/strong emSchriro v. Correll /embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether the court of appeals properly applied the prejudice standard set forth in emStrickland v. Washington /em(1984) when it concluded that the defendant#8217;s trial counsel provided ineffective assistance at sentencing in failing to investigate and present mitigating evidence./p ul lia href="http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/coa/newopinions.nsf/6E42682403087B138825744900543DAD/$file/0399006.pdf?openelement"Opinion below/a (9th Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-430_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-430_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-444.htm"08-444/abr / strongTitle:/strong emCruzado-Laureano, v. /ememUnited States/emem /embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether a district court on remand for resentencing retains the discretion to hear issues and take evidence beyond the scope of the error addressed by the appellate court, where the appellate court has not expressly limited the district court#8217;s authority on remand./p ul lia href="http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=06-1815.01A"Opinion below/a (1st Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-444_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-444_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-444_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-448.htm"08-448/abr / strongTitle:/strong emCable News Network, Inc., et al., v. CSC Holdings, Inc., et al/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether, under the Copyright Act of 1976, Cablevision#8217;s on-demand service infringes the petitioners#8217; exclusive copyrights by copying, storing, and transmitting its programs without an additional license./p ul lia href="http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysnative/RDpcT3BpbnNcT1BOXDA3LTE0ODAtY3Zfb3BuLnBkZg==/07-1480-cv_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov:8080/isysquery/irl1418/1/hilite"Opinion below/a (2d Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_amicus_professors.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Various Professors /a(in support of petitioners)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_amicus_MLB.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Major League Baseball, et al. /a(in support of petitioners)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_amicus_sony.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al. /a(in support of petitioners)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_amicus_broadcastmusic.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Broadcast Music, Inc., et al. /a(in support of petitioners)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_amicus_nationalmusic.pdf"Brief amici curiae of National Music Publishers#8217; Assocation, Inc. /a(in support of petitioners)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-448_cert_amicus_sag.pdf"Brief amici curiae of Screen Actors Guild, Inc, et al./a (in support of petitioners)/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-500.htm"08-500/abr / strongTitle:/strong emLambert v. Hartmann/embr / strongIssue:/strong Whether a motorist whose personal identifying information was stolen when a traffic ticket containing her Social Security was posted online may sue the responsible county officials under 42 U.S.C. 1983./p ul lia href="http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/08a0089p-06.pdf"Opinion below/a (6th Circuit)/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-500_pet.pdf"Petition for certiorari/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-500_bio.pdf"Brief in opposition/a/li lia href="http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/08-500_cert_rep.pdf"Petitioner#8217;s reply/a/li /ul p__________________/p pstrongDocket:/strong a href="http://origin.www.supremecourtus.gov/docket/08-539.htm"08-539/abr / strongTitle:/strong emRepublic/emem of Iraq/emem, et al., v. 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