Pugach, Nugent Shine During First Oral Argument
October 31, 2007
By: Eric DeWitt
Thursday morning greeted us with a look at the first look at the oral arguments the Justices have agreed to hear this fall. Not really knowing what to expect from petitioner Brett Pugach and respondent Alyssa Nugent in the case of Crawford vs. Marion County Board of Elections, the court seemed on edge as Pugach made his way to the stand. What followed was a heated, well thought out, effort by all parties involved.
Pugach represented the side that believes Indiana’s stringent requirements with regard to their specific photo ID law should be stricken down. Pugach says despite the pressure of being the first case heard, he was able to carry out the game plan that he and Co-counsel Lotfi Sariahmed put together.
“I think that we went in on Thursday and accomplished what we set out to do. I think that we were able to demonstrate to the justices that the law overstepped its bounds by creating costly, burdensome, and unnecessary barriers for many voters,” Pugach said. Read the rest of this entry »
SUNN and The 316 are now in iTunes
October 31, 2007
To our readers, we have reworked the feed so that it can be subscribed to in iTunes. To add The 316 to you podcast feeds, open iTunes, click advanced, subscribe to podcast and paste in http://www.sunn.wordpress.com/feed this will place The 316 into the podcast directory in iTunes and allows you to get SUNN onto your iPod.
Breif on the merits submittted in Medellin v. Texas
October 31, 2007
Scott Covit the Counsel of Record in the case of Medellin v. Texas has submitted his brief on the merits to the court. This case is scheduled be heard on November, 8th stay tuned to SUNN for al of the coverage of this and every case on the Supreme Court’s docket.
The full text can be found here.
The ACLU files an amicus brief in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds
October 31, 2007
The ACLU has submitted it’s first amicus brief of the current supreme court term in support of the respondent in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds. Oral arguments are scheduled to begin in this case on Thursday.
The full text can be found here.
Lower court decision in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds
October 30, 2007
The eighth circuit has decided in the case of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds, this decision has prompted the Supreme Court to hear this case for the next set of oral arguments.
The full text can be found here–warning PDF link
The Solicitor Generals Office has submitted an amicus currie breif in the the case of Planed Parenthood v. Rounds. This is one of the many cases that this office will be participating in this term.
The full text can be downloaded here.
The 316 Episode 5
October 30, 2007
Zack Glick
The fifth episode of The 316 has been recorded and it can be found here.
If you would like to appear on the show please e-mail Zack Glick thru Blackboard, we record on Friday around 3 PM.
Audio Released in Crawford V. Marion County
October 29, 2007
Last Thursday the Supreme Court Heard arguments in the case of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. Now exlcusevily on SUNN you can replay the entire preceding.
The audio of the preceding can be downloaded here
By Lottie Watts
The Supreme Court heard arguments in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board Thursday morning.
Both the petitioner and the respondent were asked numerous questions by the justices during their arguments.
Petitioner Brett Pugach, who represents the side that believes Indiana’s stringent requirements with regard to their specific photo ID law should be stricken down, said that he was able to address what he wanted to during his portion of the arguments. Read the rest of this entry »
Briefs on the merits received in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds
October 28, 2007
SUNN has received the brief on the merits in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds. This is the next case that is going to be heard by the Supreme Court in its current docket.
The full text can be downloaded here.
