Today’s Conference

By Tom Goldstein
on May 26, 2005 at 12:17 pm

Here are the cases we’re watching from today’s conference of the Justices:

04-908, Yarborough v. Maxwell (regarding the right to an evidentiary hearing on a competency claim) – the Court called for the record and then called for a response to the petition
04-1146, Bubna v. Anchorage Equal Rights Commission (regarding marital status discrimination)
04-1170, Kansas v. Marsh (a capital sentencing petition we’ve discussed several times and that has been relisted twice)
04-1298, UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al. v. Klay (regarding stays of litigation pending arbitration)

The Court will next issue orders and opinions on Tuesday, May 31.