oral arguments

Five Granted Cases Remaining for April

Kedar Bhatia
December 20, 2011 15:58

The Supreme Court released the oral argument calendars for the February and March sittings yesterday, leaving five granted cases unscheduled. Those cases are Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., Dorsey v. U.S., RadLAX Gateway Hotel v. Amalgamated Bank, Arizona v. U.S., and...

A Big Little Case

Kedar Bhatia
December 01, 2011 12:00

Next Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in an interesting case about water law in Montana, PPL Montana v. Montana. The case will be a difficult one for a variety of reasons and the Court is going to need all the help it can get with the case. Luckily, the Court will have five-star...

Another Addition to the Two-in-a-Month Club

Kedar Bhatia
November 28, 2011 13:24

Former Solicitor General Gregory Garre is scheduled to argue twice during the December sitting, a relatively uncommon feat for private practice lawyers. He will argue in both Mims v. Arrow Financial Services on November 28 and PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana on December 7. This will be Garre’s...

Thoughts on the Court’s Decision to Hold 5.5 Hours of Oral Arguments in the ACA Cases

Kedar Bhatia
November 15, 2011 22:59

Several commentators have provided their thoughts on why the Supreme Court granted 5.5 hours of oral argument in the the ACA cases. Over at Just Enrichment, Joshua Matz hypothesizes that the decision was made for show, or to simply signal to the public that the Supreme Court was giving this case...

A Classic Oral Argument Passage

Kedar Bhatia
October 27, 2011 10:56

Today’s New York Times article about Paul Clement, “Lawyer Opposing Health Law is Familiar Face to the Justices“, reminds me of an interesting moment that happened at oral arguments a few years ago. The exchange took place in Perdue v. Kenny A. between Chief Justice Roberts,...