Supreme Court January argument round starts today
The Supreme Court hears 8 cases this week, and 3 next (the imbalance is owed to the Inauguration next week). Here’s a quick rundown, with links to our analyses of each:
Monday, 12 January:
- Coeur Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (w/ Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council)(Clean Water Act, mining discharge, effluent limitations)
- Ministry of Defense of Iran v. Elahi (Iran-US Claims Tribunal, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act)
- Harbison v. Bell (Terrorist Death Penalty Enhancement Act, counsel, capital punishment)
Tuesday, 13 January:
- Montejo v. Louisiana (insanity, habeas, ineffective assistance of counsel)
- Vermont v. Brillon (indigent, assigned counsel, Wingo test)
- Knowles v. Mirzayance (Sixth Amendment, Miranda)
Wednesday, 14 January:
- Puckett v. United States (sentencing, plain error doctrine)
- Boyle v. United States (RICO, due process, 5th Amendment)
Wednesday, 21 January:
- Corley v. United States (Miranda, FRCP 5a, McNabb-Mallory)
- Kansas v. Ventris (6th Amendment, right to counsel, perjury)
- Nken v. Mukasey
