Today at the Court
on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:30 am
This morning at 10 a.m. the Court will release orders from its conference last Friday. Immediately afterward, it will hear oral arguments in three cases:
10 a.m. – In Graham v. Florida (08-7412), the Court will consider the constitutionality of a life prison sentence for a juvenile convicted of a non-homicide crime. Lyle provided an extensive background and analysis of the case in this preview last week on SCOTUSblog.
11 a.m. – Sullivan v. Florida (08-7621) raises the same basic issue as Graham v. Florida, though the Court has not consolidated the cases for decision. Lyle’s preview, linked above, covers both Graham and Sullivan.
1 p.m. – The Court will review which modern inventions are eligible for patents in Bilski v. Kappos (08-964). Last week Lyle discussed the issues in the case on SCOTUSblog.
