Federal Judiciary

The Week Ahead

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

The Court is in recess for the summer. The opening conference for next term will take place September 29. Oral arguments will resume October 6.

On Tuesday, the Washington Legal Foundation will host its annual preview panel for the upcoming term (see here). On Wednesday, the Cato Institute will host a preview panel as part of its Constitution Day program (see here).

On Wednesday afternoon, counsel for Patrick Kennedy and for the Justice Department are to file briefs on the issue of rehearing Kennedy v. Louisiana, the decision striking down the death penalty for the crime of child rape, and, on the issue of what to do about the decision if rehearing is granted.  Louisiana has sought rehearing.

The petitioners brief on the merits is due Wednesday in Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. (07-984/07-990). The respondent’s brief on the merits is due Monday in United States v. Eurodif (07-1059) and Tuesday in  United States v. Hayes (07-608).

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on September 14, 2008 (boomark / email).