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"Court won't save porn law, alters immunity rule"

"Court won't save porn law, alters immunity rule": Lyle Denniston has this post at "SCOTUSblog."

And in early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that "Supreme Court won't revive online content law"; "Court rules for young girl in sex harassment case"; "Court sides with union in legal fees case"; "Court sides with police officers in search case"; and "Court reinstates Wash. murder conviction."

And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that "U.S. Supreme Court Won't Revive Internet Pornography Measure" and "U.S. Supreme Court rejects Hamilton Bancorp ex-chairman's appeal."

The U.S. Supreme Court today issued four opinions in argued cases and one summary reversal.

The summary reversal issued in Spears v. United States, No. 08-5721. You can access the Court's per curiam ruling at this link. The Chief Justice issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. Justice Clarence Thomas noted his dissent without opinion. And Justice Anthony M. Kennedy also did not join in the summary reversal, noting that he "would grant the petition for a writ of certiorari and set the case for oral argument."

Justice Alito delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Comm., No. 07-1125. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

Justice Alito also delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Pearson v. Callahan, No. 07-751. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

Justice Stephen G. Breyer delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court in Locke v. Karass, No. 07-610. In addition, Justice Alito issued a concurring opinion, in which the Chief Justice and Justice Antonin Scalia joined. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

And Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court in Waddington v. Sarausad, No. 07-772. Justice David H. Souter issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices John Paul Stevens and Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

Finally, today the Court also issued an Order List, which you can access at this link. Following more than eight pages of GVRs, the Court called for the views of the Solicitor General in one case.

Full post as published by How Appealing on January 21, 2009 (boomark / email).