Today’s Opinions
on May 18, 2009 at 10:11 am
The Court has released two opinions today.
The Court has released the opinion in AT&T Corp. v. Hulteen (07-543). The decision below, which held for the employee, is reversed in a 7-2 opinion by Justice Souter. Justice Stevens filed a concurring opinion. Justice Ginsburg filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justice Breyer. The opinion is available here.
The Court has released the opinion in Ashcroft, Former ATT’Y Gen. v. Iqbal (07-1015). The decision below, which held for the detained foreign national, is reversed and remanded in a 5-4 opinion by Justice Kennedy. Justice Souter filed a dissenting opinion joined by Justices Stevens, Ginsburg, and Breyer. Justice Breyer filed a dissenting opinion. The opinion is available here.
