Today at the Supreme Court | 10.29.07

This morning, the Court is expected to release orders from the Justices’ private conference last Friday. We will provide coverage as soon as the list is made available.

At 10 a.m, the Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Klein & Co. v. Board of Trade (06-1265), asking whether commodities’ merchants may sue a board of trade for failing to enforce its rules. Drew Days III of Washington, D.C., and Malcolm Stewart of the Solicitor General’s office will argue for the petitioner, and Andrew Pincus of Washington, D.C., will argue for the respondent.

At 11 a.m, the Court is scheduled to hear oral argument in Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons (06-9130), asking whether the United States waived sovereign immunity with respect to suits for losses of prison inmates’ personal property. Jean-Claude Andre of Los Angeles will argue for the petitioner, and Kannon Shanmugam will argue for the respondent.

We will posts links to the argument transcripts as soon as they become available.