A wild decision in Boumediene v. Bush

The Supreme Court today was unable to deliver an opinion of the court today in the case of Boumediene v. Bush.  The vote was a split of 4-1-4 as the two groups split on the two different questions in the case.  This was not the definitive conclusion on the issue of detainee rights that either side was looking for.  Stay tuned to The 316 for further coverage of the case. 

Medellin v. Texas decision released

Today was the final day of the current Supreme Court term and Justice Ginsburg read the decision from the bench in Medellin v. Texas.  It was a 6-3 decision with Justice Roberts writing the dissenting opinion and Justices Alito and Sutter joining him.

Justice Ginsburg’s decision can be downloaded here

Official opinion released in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds and Crawford v. Marion County

On Tuesday SUNN posted the first information from the courtroom as decisions were released in Planed Parenthood v. Rounds and Crawford v. Marion County.  Tonight we have received the official opinions from the justices.

•  The Planed Parenthood v. Rounds decision by Justice Breyer can be downloaded here.
•  The Crawford v. Marion County Board of Elections by Justice Kennedy can be downloaded here

Stay tuned to our final episode of The 316 this weekend to wrap up your coverage of this Supreme Court Term.

Supreme Court Decides Planned Parenthood v. Rounds

Today the Supreme Court decided the case of Planned Parenthood v. Rounds and in a 5-4 decision decided to strike down the South Dakota law mandating speech that doctors were forced to make to their patients. Justice Brier wrote the majority opinion focusing on the language in the statue that says “a fetus is a separate and full human being”. Justices Sutter, Kennedy, Ginsberg and Stevens joined this opinion. Justice Scalia wrote the main dissenting opinion with stating that the majority ignored a vast majority of the precedent on the issue, including mentioning Roe v. Wade in his opinion. Justices Roberts and Alito would sign onto this opinion except for this statement. Justice Thomas would write a separate dissenting opinion focusing on the fact that the government shouldn’t force speech but that he agrees with the rest of the statue

Decision Released in Crawford v. Marion County

SUNN was in the court room today as decisions were released in Crawford v. Marion County.  The court ruled in a split decision of 5-4 in favor of the petitioner and striking down the voting statue.  The opinion mostly focused on the unnecessary burden of getting an ID to vote and that the law was most likely targeting a specific majority.  The dissenting opinion focused on the partisanship of the case, that if the case is brought by the Democratic National Committee with no specific example.  Stay tuned to SUNN for continuing coverage of this and all of the decisions for this term.

The Petitioner has filed a reply brief with the court in the case of Boumediene v. Bush.  This case will be heard this coming Thursday, stay tuned to SUNN for all of your Supreme Court coverage.

The full text can be downloaded here

Petitioner recives a flood of support in Boumediene v. Bush

Two days before oral arguments there has been a flury of support recived on behalf of the petitioner in Boumediene v. Bush.  Sarah Brigham representing the World Organization for Human Rights and the ACLU have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court.

• The full text of World Organization for Human Rights can be downloaded here.
•  The full text of The ACLU can be downloaded here.

The G.O.P comments in Boumediene v. Bush

Last night SUNN received an amicus brief from Matt Reilly, council for the G.O.P.   This brief is in support of the respondents in this case which will be the last case heard by the Supreme Court during this term.

The full brief can be downloaded here

Respondents Brief on the Merits recived in Boumediene v. Bush

SUNN has received the respondents brief on the merits in the case of Boumediene v. Bush.  this is the last case that the SUpreme Court will hear on the docket this year.

The full text can be downloaded here

Mexican government weights in on Medellin v. Texas

The Mexican government has filed an amicus brief with the court in the case of Medellin v. Texas.  The Mexican Government’s concern in this case has to do with the international treaties signed between the United States and Mexico. 

The full text can be downloaded here.