This week at the court
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on Oct 7, 2018 at 12:00 pm
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The Supreme Court released orders from the October 5 conference on Tuesday; the court called for the views of the U.S. solicitor general in First Solar Inc. v. Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme.
On Tuesday, Justice Brett Kavanaugh took the bench for his first oral arguments. The justices heard oral argument in Stokeling v. United States and United States v. Stitt.
On Wednesday, the justices heard oral argument in Nielsen v. Preap and Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries.
On Friday, the justices met for their October 12 conference; that afternoon the justices granted Manhattan Community Access Corp. v. Halleck.
The calendar for the October sitting is available on the court’s website.