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Copyright c 2007 by the authors. This article is brought to you by the William & Mary Law School Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/preview SUPREME COURT PREVIEW
What to Expect From the New Term
September 14-16, 2007 2007-2008 Supreme Court Preview
Institute of Bills of Rights Law
THE INSTITUTE OF BILL OF RIGHTS LAW was established at William & Mary in 1982 to support research and education on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. One of the principal missions of the Institute is to facilitate interaction between the professions of law and journalism. Through a discussion of key cases on the Supreme Court's docket at the start of each term, the annual SUPREME COURT PREVIEW provides in-depth education for journalists on the underlying issues in order to enhance press coverage of the decisions.
STAFF
NEAL DEVINS, Goodrich Professor of Law, Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law, and Professor of Government
LINDA QUIGLEY, Assistant Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law
MELODY S. NICHOLS, Assistant Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law
ASSISTANT EDITORS
JONATHAN HYSLOP ADRIENNE JOHNSON LINDSEY KAPLAN
TIMOTHY SLATTERY
HEATHER STANGLE BRIAN STERLING JASON WOOL
The Institute of
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WILLIAM & MARY SCHOOL OF LAW WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA 23187-8795 (757) 221-3810 +FAX (757) 221-3775 E-MAIL: IBRL@ wm.edu +Web: IBRL.org 2007-2008 Supreme Court Preview Table of Contents
Schedule of Events p. i
Who's Who on the Panels p. n1
I. THE EXECUTIVE POWER AND THE WAR ON TERROR
In This Section:
Military Commissions and Enemy Combatants
"Justices Reject Gitmo Tribunals" p. 3 Joan Biskupic and Laura Parker
"Analysis: Constitutional Issues, Post-Hamdan" p. 5 Lyle Denniston
"What Rights for Terrorists? Hamdan v. Rumsfeld" p. 7 Glen Sulmasy and John Yoo
"Will the Supreme Court Shackle New Tribunal Law?" p. 10 Warren Richey
"Guantanamo Back in the Courts" p. 14 Corine Hegland
"Circuit Puts Hamdan Case on Hold" p. 17 Lyle Denniston
"Senate Committee Approves Bill for Detainee Hearings" p. 18 Josh White
"Military Judges Dismiss Charges for 2 Detainees" p. 19 William Glaberson
AL-Marri
"Judges Rule Against U.S. on Detained 'Combatant"' p. 22 Carol D. Leonnig
"Government Calls Al-Marri Ruling a Threat to Security" p. 24 Lyle Denniston "Impunity for al-Qaeda: The Implications of a Bad Ruling on 'UnlawfulEnemy Combatants"' p. 26 David B. Rivkin Jr. and Lee A. Casey
"When 'Enemy Combatants' Aren't" p. 28 Robyn Blumner
NSA Wiretapping
"Domestic Wiretaps Ruled OK" p. 30 Henry Weinstein
"Wiretap Subpoenas Prod Administration" p. 33 Josh Meyer
"Court to Oversee U.S. Wiretapping in Terror Cases" p. 36 Eric Lichtblau and David Johnston
1I. MOOT COURT ARGUMENT:
The Guantanamo Detainees and the Military Commissions Act
In This Section:
New Case: 06-1195 Boumediene v. Bush; 06-1196 Al-Odah v. United States
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 40
"Justices to Weigh Detainee Rights" p. 56 Robert Barnes
"Justices Reject Appeals at Guantanamo-For Now" p. 58 Joan Biskupic
"Risking Testy Justices and Faulty Justice" p. 60 Adam Liptak
III. THE ROBERTS COURT
In This Section:
The Court
"In Steps Big and Small, Supreme Court Moved Right" p. 64 Linda Greenhouse
"Roberts Steers Court Right Back to Reagan" p. 70 Joan Biskupic "Newest Justice Tips High Court to Right" p. 73 Robert Barnes
"Courting Controversy" p. 76 Jeffrey Rosen
"Five to Four" p. 78 Jeffrey Toobin
"The Bush Court" p. 81 William Schneider
"How Conservative Is This Court?" p. 83 JonathanH. Adler
"Few See Balance in Court's Decisions" p. 86 Robert Barnes and Jon Cohen
"Conservative Justice: Forget the Promises-Roberts and Alito Delivered High Court Ideology" p. 89 Erwin Chemerinsky
Justice Kennedy's Role
"The Fragile Kennedy Court" p. 91 The New York Times
"Supreme Court Tilt to Right Has Its Limits" p. 93 Warren Richey
"The Impact of Fervent Dissent" p. 96 Lyle Denniston
"Justice Kennedy's Remarkable OT06" p. 98 Jason Harrow
"5-4 Decisions in OT06" p. 99 Ben Winograd
"The High Court's Danish Prince: Whether to Be or not to Be a Liberal or Conservative Majority, Kennedy Decides" p. 100 David Savage
"Supreme Leader-The Arrogance of Justice Anthony Kennedy" p. 103 Jeffrey Rosen IV- INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
In This Section:
New Case: 06-984 Medellin v. Texas
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 109
"Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Mexican Death Row Inmate" p. 125 Linda Greenhouse
"New Claim of Presidential Power" p. 127 Lyle Denniston
"CCA Plurality Says Bush Exceeded His Authority" p. 130 Mary Alice Robbins
"Texas Appeals Court Takes Bush to Task for Stepping in for Foreign-Born Death Row Inmate" p. 133 Michael Graczyk
"Appeals of Mexicans on Death Row Rejected" p. 135 Hope Yen
"Justices Consider Rights of Foreigners" p. 136 Charles Lane
"Bush Orders Hearings for Mexicans on Death Row" p. 138 David G. Savage
"Mexicans on Death Row Win Review" p. 141 CharlesLane
"Death Term Upheld for 5th in Gang" p. 143 Associated Press
New Case: 06-694 United States v. Williams
Synopsis and Question Presented p. 144
"Justices Agree to Revisit Child Pornography Laws" p. 156 Linda Greenhouse
"Court First to Strike Pandering Provision of Child Porn Law" p. 158 Alyson M Palmer
"Struggle Continues to Write Laws that Protect Children Online" p. 161 Stephen V. Treglia New Case: 06-1322 FederalExp. Corp. v. Holowecki
Synopsis and Question Presented p. 166
"FedEx Case Goes to Supreme Court-Justices Will Hear Discrimination Suit in October" p. 175 Associated Press
"2nd Circuit Rules Filing of EEOC Questionnaire Satisfied ADEA Exhaustion Requirement" p. 176 Lawyers Weekly USA Staff
New Case: 06-637 Board ofEducation ofNew York v. Tom F.
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 177
"'Unilateral' Placements Face Review" p. 188 Education Week
"Private Schooling for the Disabled, and the Fight Over Who Pays" p. 191 Joseph Berger
"Court Rejects Limit on Payment of Tuition for Disabled Students" p. 193 Tom Perrotta
"Special-Ed Ruling Benefits City" p. 195 Julia Levy
"Ex-MTV Big Takes on Schools" p. 197 Erin Einhorn
New Case: 06-856 LaRue v. DeWoff Boberg, & Associates
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 199
"401(k) Case Could Boost Plan Fiduciaries' Liability" p. 205 Sally Roberts
"Invitation Brief in No. 06-856, LaRue v. DeWolff Boberg & Associates" p. 206 Amy Howe
"Dismissal of Granted ERISA Case Urged" p. 207 Lyle Denniston
New Case: 06-1221 Mendelsohn v. Sprint/UnitedManagement Company
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 209 "Workplace Bias Evidence Draws Supreme Court Scrutiny" p. 218 Greg Stohr
"Job Bias and "Me, too" Evidence" p. 219 Lyle Denniston
V. BUSINESS
In This Section:
New Case: 06-666 Dept. ofRevenue ofKY v. Davis
Synopsis and Question Presented p. 224
"Supreme Court to Address State Tax Breaks for Bonds" p. 229 Linda Greenhouse
"Ky. Ruling Would Lift Tax on Out-of-State Bonds" p. 231 Tedra DeSue
"Tax Report: Kentucky Suffers Setback in Muni-Bond Tax Case" p. 233 Tom Herman
"Treasurers' Group Urges Supreme Court to Hear Kentucky Case" p. 235 Andrew Ackerman
"Muni Bonds and the Commerce Clause After United Haulers" p. 237 Ethan Yale and Brian Galle
New Case: 06-179 Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 241
"Supreme Court to Weigh Limits on Cases Involving Medical Devices" p. 255 Stephen Labaton
"510(k) Premarket Clearance Could Land Some Devicemakers in Court" p. 257 Device and DiagnosticLetter
"Second Circuit Review; News; Court Clarifies Right of Pre-Emption in Medical Device Case" p. 259 Martin Flumenbaum and Brad S. Karp
New Case: 06-43 Stoneridge v. Scientific Atlanta
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 262 "Court to Consider 'Scheme Liability' in StoneRidge Suit Against Motorola, Scientific-Atlanta" p. 268 ChristopherS. Rugaber
"US Lets Pass Deadline To Back Holders In High Court Case" p. 270 Siobhan Hughes
"Supreme Court Appears Set to Finally Clarify Concept of Primary Liability in Private Securities Fraud Actions" p. 272 Todd Gordinierand Damian Moos
"The Stoneridge Showdown-Securities Lawsuits" p. 274 The Economist
"Scientific-Atlanta Gets Securities Win" p. 276 Alyson M. Palmer
"Is 'Deceptive' Conduct Only Misstatements or Omissions" p. 279 Jeff G. Hammel and Robert J. Malionek
§10(b) Secondary Actor Liability: High Court to Resolve" p. 283 Sarah S. Gold and Richard L. Spinogatti
"Government Wants Securities Liability Limited" p. 286 Lyle Denniston
New Case: 06-1265 Klein & Co. Futures, Inc. v. Board of Trade of the City ofNew York
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 289
"Court to Consider Commodities Futures Trading Question" p. 295 Kevin Russell
"NYMEX Sues NYBOT Over Handling of Firm's Woes" p. 297 Peter A. McKay
"Klein Sues NYBOT for $100 Million, Blaming Exchange for Firm's Collapse" p. 299 Peter A. McKay and Enza Tedesco
New Case: 06-457 Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor TransportAss'n.
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 301
"Court to Hear Web Cigarette Sales Fight" p. 315 The Associated Press "U.S. Supreme Court to Hear State's Appeal in Internet-Tobacco Sales Case" p. 316 U.S. States News
"Invitation Brief in No. 06-457, Rowe v. New Hampshire Motor TransportAssociation & Final (?) CVSG Tally" p. 318 Amy Howe
VI. CRIMINAL
In This Section:
New Case: 06-6330 Kimbrough v. United States
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 321
"Crack Sentences Questioned" p. 323 David G. Savage
"'Crack' vs. Powder Cocaine: The Sentencing Dilemma" p. 324 Lyle Denniston
"Commission Recommends Lighter Minimum Sentence for Crack Cocaine Conviction" p. 327 Kasie Hunt
"Lawmakers Consider Lessening Crack Penalties" p. 329 Donna Leinwand
"Report to Congress on Federal Cocaine Sentencing Policy p. 331 United States Sentencing Commission, 2007
"Justice Department Releases Report Analyzing Crack and Powder Cocaine Penalties" p. 335 United States DepartmentofJustice, 2002
New Case: 06-7949 Gall v. United States
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 337
"U.S. Supreme Court Picks Up Replacements for St. Louis Man" p. 343 Allison Retka
"A Possible Sentencing 'Safe Harbor in New Rulings" p. 344 Marcia Coyle
New Case: 06-10119 Snyder v. Louisiana
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 346 "Batson and the 'O.J. factor"' p. 360 Lyle Denniston
"Court Rejects Rehearing for Death Row Inmate" p. 363 Paul Purpura
"Racial Currents May Drag Verdict Under" p. 364 James Gill
"Court Ordered to Revisit Ruling" p. 366 Paul Pupura
"Killer Gets Death in Slashing" p. 368 Joe Darby
"Man Gets Death Penalty" p. 369 Joe Darby
New Case: 06-8273 Danforth v. Minnesota
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 371
"Court Query on Teague Retroactivity" p. 378 Lyle Denniston
"Judge Raises Repeat Pedophile's Sentence Because of His History" p. 380 James Walsh
"Jury Ponders Sex Abuse Case Against Ex-Attorney" p. 381 David Peterson
"Former Attorney Practices Self-Defense in Child Sex Abuse Case" p. 383 John McIntyre
"Child Sex Abuser Given Prison Sentence" p. 385 Larry Oakes
VII. ELECTION LAW
In This Section:
New Case: 06-766 Lopez Torres v. New York State Board of Elections
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 390
"Judge Selection To Be Reviewed By U.S. Justices" p. 405 Linda Greenhouse "2nd Circuit Rejects N.Y. Judicial Conventions: Court Says System Violates Rights of Voters and Candidates Alike" p. 407 Daniel Wise
"Citizens' Group and Others Sue New York State Over System for Selecting Top Trial Judges" p. 4 10 William Glaberson
"Questioning Conventional Behavior" p. 412 Mark Hansen
New Case: 06-730 Washington v. Washington State Republican Party
Synopsis and Questions Presented p. 415
"High Court to Rule on State Primary" p. 422 Susan Gilmore
"State to Contest Ruling on Primaries" p. 424 David Ammons
"Parties Take Primary Down Slippery Slope" p. 425 Peter Callaghan
"Judges Hear Arguments on Primary" p. 427 Gene Johnson
"Judge Tosses State's New Primary" p. 429 Susan Gilmore
"Initiative 872: Top 2 Primary" p. 432 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Looking Back: FEC v. Wisconsin Right to Life
"Justices Loosen Ad Restrictions in Campaign Law" p. 434 Linda Greenhouse and David D. Kirkpatrick
"Shackles Off 'Issue Ads' Naming Candidates, but Who Benefits up for Debate" p. 437 Richard Wolf and David Jackson
"FEC to Write a 'WRTL Rule"' p. 439 Lyle Denniston
"The Right to Spend" p. 440 Jeffrey Rosen "Polarizing Campaign Finance Law" p. 442 Stuart Taylor Jr.
Voter Identification
"Seeking Cert in Voter ID Suit" p. 445 Michael W Hoskins
"No Court Consensus on Voter ID Laws" p. 448 Joan Biskupic
"Appeals Court Upholds Law Requiring a Photo ID to Vote" p. 450 Henry Weinstein
"Democrats Predict Voter ID Problems" p. 4 52 Amy Goldstein
VIII. JUDICIAL MODESTY
In This Section
"Adam Cohen on 'Conservative Judicial Activism"' p. 457 Ilya Somin
"Bowing to Precedent" p. 459 Robert F. Nagel
"Roberts, Alito and the Rule of Law" p. 462 Geoffrey R. Stone
"In Praise of Judicial Modesty" p. 464 Stuart Taylor, Jr.
"Last Term's Winner at the Supreme Court: Judicial Activism" p. 467 Adam Cohen
"Confirmation Report" p. 469 Dahlia Lithwick
"Originalism, Stare Decisis and the Promotion of Judicial Restraint" p. 471 Thomas W. Merrill
"Narrow Victories Move Roberts Court to Right: Decisions Ignore Precedent, Liberal Justices Contend" p. 474 Charles Lane
"The Intrinsically Corrupting Influence of Precedent" p. 477 Michael Stokes Paulsen "Precedents Begin Falling for Roberts Court" p. 4 7 9 Linda Greenhouse
"Process Makes Perfect" p. 481 Roger Citron
"Split Decision" p. 484 Cass R. Sunstein
"So, Do You Believe in Superprecedent?" p. 487 Jeffrey Rosen
"Supreme Confusion" p. 490 Charles Fried
"Supreme Humility" p. 492 Michael W. McConnell
"The Assault on 'Faux Judicial Restraint"' p. 495 Lyle Denniston
"The Roberts Court and the Role of Precedent" p. 497 Nina Totenberg
Excerpt from "The Power of Precedent" p. 500 Michael Gerhardt
IX. LOOKING AHEAD
In This Section.
Second Amendment
"D.C. Wants High Court to Hear Gun Case" p. 502 David Nakamura
"District of Columbia Set Back in Fight Over Its Gun Law" p. 504 Adam Liptak
"D.C.'s Ban on Handguns in Homes Is Thrown Out" p. 505 David Nakamura and Robert Barnes
"Plaintiffs Reflect on Gun Ruling; Residents Suing D.C. Explain Motivation" p. 508 Elissa Silverman and Allison Klein
"The Second Amendment: Is the Court Interested?" p. 511 Lyle Denniston "A Liberal Case for the Individual Right to Own Guns Helps Sway the Federal Judiciary" p. 514 Adam Liptak
"Gun Advocates Worry About D.C. Case" p. 517 Tony Mauro
"Bearing Arms in D.C." p. 520 Robert A. Levy