Petitions to Watch | Conference of 5.15.08
on Apr 30, 2008 at 2:20 pm
The latest edition of “Petitions to Watch†features cases up for consideration at the Justices’ private conference of May 15. As always, the list reflects the petitions on the Court’s paid docket that Tom has deemed to have a reasonable chance of being granted. To access previous editions of Petitions to Watch, including the list for the upcoming conference of May 8, visit our archives here on SCOTUSwiki.
Conference of May 15, 2008
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Case name: Dong v. Department of Justice
Issue: Whether fiancés of individuals forced to undergo an abortion or sterilization are entitled to “refugee†status.
- Opinion below (2nd Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
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Case name: Forbes v.
Issue: Whether, during a defendant’s third trial, a district court may exclude prosecutors’ statements during two previous trials that a government witness had received immunity from prosecution, if the court found the statements were in fact mistaken.
- Opinion below (2nd Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
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Case name: Royal v. Durison
Issue: Whether a prisoner who files a 1983 suit following his release must satisfy the favorable termination rule of Heck v. Humphrey (1994).
- Opinion below (3rd Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
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Docket: 07-1089
Case name: Smith v. Barrow
Issue: Whether a parental rights claim of a teacher denied a promotion for choosing to educate her children in a competing private school is subject to rational basis or heightened scrutiny.
- Opinion below (5th Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
- Amicus brief of the Texas Association of School Boards Legal Assistance Fund (in support of petitioner)
- Amicus brief of International Municipal Lawyers Association (in support of the petitioner)
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