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2009-10 Supreme Court case tracker
By First Amendment Center Online staff
| Case |
Lower court |
Cert. granted |
Oral arguments scheduled |
Ruling |
Vote |
Citizens United
v.
FEC |
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia |
Nov. 14, 2008
(technically, jurisdiction noted)
News
Analysis |
March 24, 2009
News
Analysis
Rehearing scheduled
News
Analysis
Reheard on Sept. 9, 2009
News
Analysis |
Jan. 21, 2010
News |
5-4 |
U.S
v.
Stevens |
3rd Circuit |
April 20, 2009
News
Analysis |
Oct. 6, 2009
News
Analysis |
April 20, 2010
News
Analysis |
8-1 |
Salazar
v.
Buono |
9th Circuit |
Feb. 23, 2009
News
Analysis |
Oct. 7, 2009
News
Analysis |
April 28, 2010
News
Analysis |
5-4 |
Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz
v.
U.S.
(consol. w/ U.S. v. Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz) |
8th Circuit |
June 8, 2009
Analysis |
Dec. 1, 2009 |
March 8,
2010
Analysis |
9-0 |
Holder
v.
Humanitarian Law Project
(consol. w/ Humanitarian Law Project v. Holder) |
9th Circuit |
Sept. 30, 2009
News
Analysis |
Feb. 23, 2010
News
Analysis |
June 21, 2010
News
Analysis |
6-3 |
Skilling
v.
U.S. |
5th Circuit |
Oct. 13, 2009
Analysis |
March 1, 2010
News
Analysis |
June 24, 2010
News
Analysis |
9-0 (on “honest services” question)
6-3 (on fair-trial question) |
Christian Legal Society
v.
Martinez |
9th Circuit |
Dec. 7, 2009
News
Analysis |
April 19, 2010
News
Analysis |
June 28, 2010
News
Analysis |
5-4 |
Doe
v.
Reed |
9th Circuit |
Jan. 15, 2010
News |
April 28, 2010
News |
June 24, 2010
News
Analysis |
8-1 |
Snyder
v.
Phelps |
4th Circuit |
March 8, 2010
News |
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Schwarzenegger
v.
Entertainment Merchants Association |
9th Circuit |
April 26, 2010
News
Analysis |
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Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization
v.
Winn
(consol. w/ Garriott v. Winn) |
9th Circuit |
May 24, 2010
News |
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'Material support' ruling may break 1st Amendment ground
By Tony Mauro Decision marks first time Court 'has applied strict scrutiny and found a statute to satisfy that strict standard,' says attorney who argued case. 06.22.10
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Court appears troubled by jury selection in ex-Enron chief's trial
Several justices seem receptive to arguments by Jeffrey Skilling's lawyer that he did not have a fair trial in Houston, Enron's hometown, following the energy company's 2001 collapse. 03.01.10
Court may re-examine pretrial publicity
By Tony Mauro Ex-Enron executive argues 'massive' publicity, 'extraordinary community passion' created 'presumption of juror prejudice.' 10.14.09
Court rolls back campaign-spending limits
In Citizens United v. FEC, justices also strike down part of law that barred union, corporate ads in closing days of campaigns. 01.21.10
Court to decide if states can ban violent video games
Justices to consider Calif. law on sale, rental of games to children. 04.26.10
Court to resolve split over rules for campus clubs
By Tony Mauro 7th, 9th Circuits disagree about whether religious groups can be forced to accept members who don't share their beliefs. 12.08.09
Funeral-protest case to test boundaries
By Tony Mauro Expert says funeral protests may be beyond what justices are willing to protect. 03.09.10
High court appears split on constitutionality of Mojave cross
Several conservative justices seemed open to Obama administration's argument that Congress' decision to transfer land to private ownership took care of First Amendment questions. 10.07.09
High court hears Christian group's challenge to campus bias rules
Christian Legal Society claims University of California law school violated its freedoms of speech, religion and association when it was denied recognition as student group. 04.19.10
High court rejects ex-Enron CEO's jury-bias claims
Justices rebuff Jeffrey Skilling's argument that he didn't get fair trial in Houston because of harsh publicity, but Court rules prosecutors erred in using honest-services fraud law to convict him. 06.24.10
High court to decide if petition signers' names are public
Gay-rights opponents in Washington state argue that publicity about them would lead to harassment. 01.15.10
High court to examine anti-terrorism law
Justices agree to review 9th Circuit ruling that portions of law, which criminalizes providing 'material support or resources' to designated terrorist groups, are unconstitutional. 09.30.09
High court weighs conflicting values of speech, safety
Justice Kennedy acknowledges difficulty of case brought by humanitarian groups who claim anti-terror law violates their rights. 02.23.10
High court won't block release of Conn. priest-abuse records
Justices also turn away appeals in several other First Amendment-related cases. 10.05.09
High court won't hear dispute over Redskins name
Move ends latest round in 17-year legal battle between NFL franchise and group of American Indians who want team to change its name. 11.16.09
High court won't hear Okla. Ten Commandments dispute
Justices leave in place 10th Circuit decision that Haskell County monument amounts to unconstitutional endorsement of religion. 03.01.10
High court won't reinstate suit over religious graduation speech
Erica Corder had sued after school officials in Monument, Colo., punished her for urging audience at 2006 commencement to consider Christian faith. 11.30.09
High court's Christian Legal Society ruling already making waves
By Tony Mauro Opponents of California Proposition 8 ballot initiative banning same-sex marriage invoke the ruling in the trial on the proposition. 07.01.10
Judge went too far in ordering Mojave cross removed
Justices remand case, saying lower court didn't take sufficient notice of government's decision to transfer land to private ownership. 04.28.10
Justices allow lawsuit against Hustler to proceed
High court won't review 11th Circuit ruling that magazine had no right to publish decades-old nude photographs of woman after she was killed by her husband, wrestler Chris Benoit. 03.01.10
Justices eye juror bias in Enron case
By Tony Mauro Arguments focus not on news coverage of company's fall but on jury selection in ex-CEO Jeffrey Skilling's trial. 03.02.10
Justices refuse to revive challenge over religious graduation speech
Brittany McComb had sued Clark County, Nev., school officials after they turned off her microphone during 2006 commencement address. 11.16.09
Justices reject First Amendment challenges to bankruptcy law
By David L. Hudson Jr. Ruling 9-0, Court holds that prohibition against attorneys' advising clients to load up on debt before filing for bankruptcy is not overly broad. 03.08.10
Justices strike down animal-cruelty video ban
High court says federal law violates First Amendment.
04.20.10
Justices tell 2nd Circuit to reconsider release of detainee photos
Supreme Court vacates lower court's decision, citing recent change in federal law allowing pictures of detainee abuse to be withheld. 11.30.09
Justices to decide if campus group must allow gays
University of California law school has refused to recognize Christian Legal Society as official campus organization because of group's policy of exclusion. 12.07.09
Justices uphold anti-terror law
Rejecting free-speech claim, Court says government may bar 'material support' to terrorist groups for peaceful, legal activities. 06.21.10
Justices won't review Fla. Pledge of Allegiance law
ACLU argued 11th Circuit ruling would undermine 1943 high court precedent that schoolkids couldn't be forced to salute flag, say Pledge. 10.05.09
Justices zero in on Congress’ role in Mojave-cross dispute
By Tony Mauro Decision may raise question: Can government make violations go away by 'privatizing' aspects of the case? 10.08.09
Legal fight over Mojave cross continues
By Tony Mauro High court sends case back to judge with instructions to give greater weight to federal land-sale law. 04.29.10
Petition-signers don't have right to keep names secret
High court rules against group that pushed for recall of Washington state gay-rights law. 06.24.10
Provocative docket raises hackles over animals, religion
By Tony Mauro Justices also will hear cases involving campaign finance, bankruptcy-lawyer speech. 09.29.09
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