Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Conor McEvily

Today’s first petition of the day is:

Title: Cahill v. Alexander
Docket: 10-203
Issue(s): Whether the states may, consistent with the First Amendment, restrict attorney advertising that involves unverifiable claims, including implied claims about the quality of attorneys' legal services, and marketing techniques that do not assist the public in the intelligent selection of counsel.

Certiorari-Stage Documents

• Opinion below (2d Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Today’s second petition of the day is:

Title: Williams v. United States
Docket: 10-212
Issue(s): Whether a defendant may be convicted of "simple assault" under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a) when the government has neither pleaded nor proved that the defendant engaged in assaultive conduct.

Certiorari-Stage Documents

• Opinion below (5th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on September 17, 2010 (boomark / email).