Federal Judiciary

The Week Ahead

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

The Court will hear oral argument in the following cases:

Mon., Dec. 7:

• Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (08-861) ? constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley Act?s creation of accounting review board
• Florida v. Powell (08-1175) ? police duty to expand ?Miranda warnings? before questioning suspect

Tues., Dec. 8:

• Black v. United States (08-876) ? application of ?honest services? fraud law to private conduct
• Weyhrauch v. United States (08-1196) ? proof needed in state official?s ?honest services? fraud trial

Wed., Dec. 9:

• Stolt-Nielsen S.A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. (08-1198) ? scope of right to arbitrate as class action

On Friday, merits briefs are due for the petitioners in Skilling v. United States (08-1394) and Health Care Service v. Pollitt (09-38).  The reply brief in Conkright v. Frommert (08-810) is also expected at the end of this week.

Also on Friday, the Court will hold their last private conference before the new year.

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on December 07, 2009 (boomark / email).