Federal Judiciary

Today’s Orders | 1.21.09

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

Today’s orders list is now available here. The Court invited the views of the Solicitor General in Abbott v. Abbott (08-645), filings for which are available after the jump.

Docket: 08-645
Title: Abbott v. Abbott
Issue: Whether a ne exeat clause confers a ?right of custody? within the meaning of the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. (Howe & Russell represents the petitioner.)

• Opinion below (8th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Petitioner?s reply
• Brief of the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law as amicus curiae (in support of petitioner)

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