10 AM: The session is about to begin.
10:01: Kennedy is announcing Leegin Creative.
10:01: The Chief also announced that Kennedy has another opinion today. Ed: It is likely Panetti.
10:05: Kennedy still reading from Leegin. The vote is 5-4. Dr. Miles has been overruled.
10:08: Kennedy still reading. He was joined by the other conservatives in this case.
10:09: Justice Breyer is reading from his dissent in Leegin Creative.
10:10: Kennedy is delivering the Court’s opinion in Panetti. 5-4, Kennedy plus the liberals.
10:15: Chief announces schools cases. Decided jointly. Plans reversed. 5-4, Kennedy concurs in judgment.
10:22: Chief still reading. Stevens and Breyer dissented. Unclear who will read orally.
10:23: Kennedy does not join the part of the opinion stating that there are no compelling interests involved. Thomas has a separate concurrence as well.
10:29: Kennedy is reading from his concurring opinion.
10:34: Justice Breyer has begun reciting from the dissent.
10:36: Breyer is still reading.
10:38: We have posted the full opinion in the schools cases. It is available here and is 185 pages long.
10:46: Justice Breyer is still reading from his opinion.
10:56: The Chief announces the end of the Term. Final orders tomorrow at 10 AM. That’s it.
We’ll have extensive coverage of the school assignment cases and the Term as a whole throughout the day.
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