SCOTUS will announce opinions on cases argued in the current term on 4-12-24

Scotusblog ^ | 4/12/24 | Amy Howe

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From Amy Howe at Scotusblog.com

"We're expecting one or more opinions in argued cases this morning. As is almost always the case, we don't know how many opinions we'll get or which ones.

We are only waiting on two decisions from October, and they're both significant ones: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association, and Alexander v. SC Conference of the NAACP. As our regular readers know, the parties in the SC case had originally asked the court to act by January 1, but the lower court in the case ruled late last month that the congressional district at the center of the challenge can be used in this year's congressional election."

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Scotusblog live blogs beginning at 10:00 a.m. as the opinions are released by the Court. You can follow along at the above link.

Below is a link to the cases argued this term. The cases that have a paragraph beginning "Held" indicates the decision has already been issued.

Cases argued this term

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i dumped scotusblog when it dumped Twitter and expressed kinship w/NPR.

[iamgalt]

I wonder if that weasel Roberts has found the leaker yet /s

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They are all leftist, but it is still the best place to go to to get quick updates on SCOTUS decisions.

We have our first opinion. It is by Justice Barrett, and it is unanimous.
It is Sheetz v. El Dorado County.

Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California, No. 22-1074 [Arg: 1.9.2024]

Issue(s): Whether a building-permit exaction is exempt from the unconstitutional-conditions doctrine as applied in Nollan v. California Coastal Commission and Dolan v. City of Tigard, Oregon simply because it is authorized by legislation.

Held: The Court holds that the takings clause does not distinguish between legislative and administrative permit conditions.

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The Chevron case?

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Nothing yet on the Chevron case.

The second opinion issued this morning is by Justice Sotomayor in Macquarie Infrastructure v. Moab Partners.
It is unanimous. It is barely 8 pages long.

Issue(s): Whether the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit erred in holding that a failure to make a disclosure required under Item 303 of SEC Regulation S-K can support a private claim under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, even in the absence of an otherwise misleading statement.

Held: The court holds that pure omissions are not actionable under SEC Rule 10b-5(b), which makes it unlawful to omit material facts in connection with the sale or purchase of securities when that omission renders “statements made” misleading.

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The third opinion is Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries. It is by the Chief Justice. And it is unanimous.

Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St., LLC, No. 23-51 [Arg: 2.20.2024]
Issue(s): Whether, to be exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act, a class of workers that is actively engaged in interstate transportation must also be employed by a company in the transportation industry.

Held: The court holds that a transportation worker need not work in the transportation industry to fall within the exemption. The court says that the Second Circuit was therefore wrong to compel arbitration on the ground that the workers in this case work in the bakery industry.

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Just three opinions today. Someone at the blog pointed out that so far of all the opinions released, Justices Barrett and Sotomayor have already written three a piece. Nothing yet from Justices Thomas or Alito. The only two yet to write.

So the two most conservative judges have yet to write opinions for this term? To me that is a good sign with hopes that they are writing some of the most important cases.

Another opinion day is schedule for next Tuesday. From now until the end of June we can plan on one, probably two, and occasionally three opinion days every week.

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Another opinion day is schedule for next Tuesday. From now until the end of June we can plan on one, probably two, and occasionally three opinion days every week.

I'm new to following opinions.

Are the opinion days scheduled for the public, and if so, are they typically more than one day a week?

I see that the next expected opinion day is Tuesday, 4/16. Are these days normally announced in advance?

Thanks.

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“I see that the next expected opinion day is Tuesday, 4/16. Are these days normally announced in advance?”

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Yes they are, although sometimes there is short notice. For instance after the opinions are released on Tuesday, the Court may announce that they will issue more opinions on Thursday of next week. If you look at the Court’s calendar at Scotusblog, the announced opinion days are highlighted in yellow.

The judges “get out of Dodge” on July 1st so all opinions for this term will be issued by the last day of June (with very few exceptions). The closer we get to the end of June the more opinion days they will have. The court usually releases the more complicated and high profile cases on the last couple of opinion days. I’ll try to keep an eye on the calendar and post a thread on opinion days.

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I’ll try to keep an eye on the calendar and post a thread on opinion days.

Great.

Thanks!

[OKSooner]

Thank you.

[zeugma]

This one looks interesting Sheetz v. El Dorado County:
"Held: The Takings Clause does not distinguish between legislative and administrative land-use permit conditions."

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I'm new to following opinions.

Welcome to the club!. I've learned a lot about the law and how the court works by reading through Oral Arguments and Opinions over the years.

I see that the next expected opinion day is Tuesday, 4/16. Are these days normally announced in advance?

Yes, to a degree. You can find more information about the court on their calendar. You'll see "order list days HERE

The Opinion page is HERE

Oral arguments are HERE

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Thanks
bkmk

[Lurker]

Thanks.

L

[icclearly]

You can find more information about the court......

Got it.

Thanks!