February argument calendar, day by day
on Dec 17, 2012 at 11:58 am
The Supreme Court on Monday released the calendar of oral arguments for the sitting that begins on Tuesday, February 19. The schedule shows one hour of oral argument on Wednesday, February 27, on the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The day-to-day listing, with a brief summary of the issues, follows the jump. There are no afternoon arguments. Morning arguments begin at 10 a.m.
Monday, February 18 — Legal holiday; no arguments
Tuesday, February 19:
11-10362 — Millbrook v. United States — right to sue federal prison guards for sexual assault on inmate (includes an amicus appointed to defend lower court ruling)
11-796 — Bowman v. Monsanto Co. — rights of patent owner on a product such as a seed for a farm crop that will replicate itself
Wednesday, February 20:
12-17 — McBurney v. Young — constitutionality of denial of non-resident access to state public records
12-48 — PPL Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue — definition of foreign tax credit under U.S. tax code
Monday, February 25:
12-126 — McQuiggin v. Perkins — effect of claim of innocence on federal habeas filing deadline
11-10189 — Trevino v. Thaler — procedural bar to claim of ineffective defense attorney in state cases
Tuesday, February 26:
12-62 — Peugh v. United States — right to sentencing at a lower range in effect at the time of the crime
12-207 — Maryland v. King — constitutionality of taking DNA sample involuntarily from person arrested but not yet convicted
Wednesday, February 27:
12-96 — Shelby County v. Holder — constitutionality of Sections 4(b) and 5 of 1965 Voting Rights Act (grant limited to question as re-written by the Court)
12-133 — American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant — bar on class arbitration for antitrust claim on credit card “swipe fees” (Justice Sotomayor is recused)
