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2010-11 Supreme Court case tracker
By First Amendment Center Online staff
| Case |
Lower court |
Cert. granted |
Oral arguments scheduled |
Ruling |
Vote |
Snyder
v.
Phelps
Background, experts |
4th Circuit |
March
8,
2010
News |
Oct. 6, 2010
News
Analysis
Audio |
March
2,
2011
News
Analysis |
8-1 |
Schwarzenegger
v.
Entertainment Merchants Association
Background, experts |
9th Circuit |
April 26, 2010
News
Analysis |
Nov. 2, 2010
News
Analysis 1
Analysis 2
Audio |
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Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization
v.
Winn
(consol. w/ Garriott v. Winn) |
9th Circuit |
May 24, 2010
News |
Nov. 3, 2010
News
Audio |
April 4, 2011
News
|
5-4 |
Milner
v.
Department of the Navy |
9th Circuit |
June 28, 2010 |
Dec. 1, 2010
News
Analysis
Audio |
March
7,
2011
News
Analysis |
8-1 |
NASA
v.
Nelson |
9th Circuit |
March
8,
2010 |
Oct. 5, 2010
News
Analysis
Audio |
Jan. 19, 2011
News |
8-0 |
Sossamon
v.
Texas |
5th Circuit |
May 24, 2010 |
Nov. 2, 2010
Audio |
April 20, 2011
News |
6-2 |
Federal Communications Commission
v.
AT&T |
3rd Circuit |
Sept. 28, 2010
News
Analysis |
Jan. 19, 2011
Analysis
Audio |
March
1,
2011
News
Analysis |
8-0 |
Borough of Duryea
v.
Guarnieri |
3rd Circuit |
Oct. 12, 2010
Analysis |
March 22, 2011
Analysis
Audio |
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Sorrell
v.
IMS Health |
2nd Circuit |
Jan. 7, 2011
News
Analysis |
April 26, 2011 |
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Nevada Commission on Ethics
v.
Carrigan |
Nevada Supreme Court |
Jan. 7, 2011
News
Analysis 1
Analysis 2 |
April 27, 2011 |
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Arizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC
v.
Bennett
(consol. w/ McComish v. Bennett) |
9th Circuit |
Nov. 29, 2010
News |
March 28, 2011
Analysis
Audio |
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Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School
v.
EEOC |
6th Circuit |
March 28, 2011
News |
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Could petition shield outspoken public employees?
By Tony Mauro Justices will hear case involving town's retaliation for grievance filed by a police chief. 10.13.10
Court delves into history in rare petition case
By Tony Mauro But justices seem unlikely to break new ground on petition clause after oral arguments in Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri. 03.23.11
Court limits inmate lawsuits over religious rights
Prisoners may challenge policies but may not seek monetary damages from states for RLUIPA violations. 04.20.11
Court sounds divided on violent video-games law
In oral arguments, some justices express sympathy for California law restricting sales; others note that government doesn't regulate movies or comic books. 11.02.10
Court surprisingly hostile to FOIA exemption
By Tony Mauro Tone of questions in Milner case suggests justices could rule against practice long used by government agencies to avoid releasing information. 12.02.10
Court's FOIA decision cheers openness advocates
By Tony Mauro Chief justice pens often-amusing analysis of case in which AT&T had asserted right to personal privacy. 03.02.11
Free-speech cases top Supreme Court's agenda
Opening day of term produces flurry of rejected appeals on several First Amendment topics. 10.04.10
Funeral protests, violent video games on center stage
By Tony Mauro Initial signs appear ominous for First Amendment free expression, but other factors could be at work in how justices rule. 09.27.10
High court allows Ariz. religious-school tax break
5-4 majority says taxpayers who filed suit have no legal claim because they aren't forced to contribute to program that sends money to the religious schools. 04.04.11
High court grapples with NASA privacy questions
Justices hear arguments from federal contractors who are fighting government's request to have them submit to what they call intrusive background checks. 10.05.10
High court hears Ariz. school tax-credit case
Justices appear divided along ideological lines as to whether program that provides scholarships for students at religious schools amounts to endorsement of religion. 11.03.10
High court rejects corporate-privacy claim
Ruling against AT&T, justices say companies have no right of personal privacy to prevent disclosure of documents under FOIA. 03.01.11
High court says NASA background checks can continue
Majority opinion finds government isn't violating constitutional right to informational privacy. 01.19.11
High court to hear case involving Nev. ethics law
Justices agree to review state Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of ethics statute on free-speech grounds. 01.07.11
High court turns away campaign-finance disclosure case
Justices refuse to hear appeal from SpeechNow.org, which is trying to limit what it has to tell the Federal Election Commission about its activities. 11.01.10
High court won't revisit Ky. commandments case
McCreary and Pulaski counties had hoped modifications to Decalogue displays as well as changes in composition of Supreme Court would lead justices to hear appeal. 02.22.11
Justices again rein in exemption to FOIA
By Tony Mauro In Milner v. Department of the Navy, 8-1 majority says government can't use 'personnel' label to skirt disclosure. 03.08.11
Justices question broad use of FOIA exemption
In Milner case involving Navy maps of ammo dump, Chief Justice Roberts says administration is asking Court to 'torture the language' of FOIA. 12.01.10
Justices reject broad use of FOIA exemption
Supreme Court throws out appeals court ruling that backed Navy's decision to withhold maps associated with its main West Coast ammunition dump. 03.07.11
Justices struggle with funeral-protest case
Ruth Bader Ginsburg says during oral argument that the question is whether the First Amendment must tolerate 'exploiting this bereaved family.' 10.06.10
Lawyer ably represents family, First Amendment
By Tony Mauro Margie Phelps controls temper, shows her knowledge before Court disdainful of funeral protests.
Kagan asks key question 10.07.10
Some justices unmoved by objections to feds' job screening
By Tony Mauro 'There is not a single citation anywhere in your brief to a provision of the Constitution,' Scalia tells employees' attorney in case involving NASA hiring questions. 10.06.10
Supreme Court to review Ariz. campaign-finance law
Critics of system say public money chills free-speech rights of privately financed candidates, their contributors by inhibiting fundraising and spending. 11.29.10
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