The Week Ahead

The Court has recessed for the summer. It will return on Sept. 9 for a hearing on Citizens United v. FEC (08-205), in advance of the new Term. The 2009 Term opens on Monday, Oct. 5. The Court’s color-coded calendar with dates of its sittings and its Conferences can be downloaded here.

On Monday,  the Legal Times will host a Term review panel, “Sizing Up the 2008-2009 Supreme Court Term: A Practitioner’s View.” More information is available here. On Wednesday, Lyle Denniston will lead a panel discussion at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. More information is available here.

The petitioner’s merits brief is due Tuesday in NRG Power Marketing, LLC, et al. v. Maine Public Utilities Commission, et al. (08-674) and due Friday in Schwab v. Reilly (08-538). The respondent’s merits brief is due Monday in Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter (08-678).  [Links direct to case pages on SCOTUSwiki.]