Monday, October 5, 2009

Supreme Court Denies Certiorari In Pledge Of Allegiance Case And Lobbyist Case - Among Many Others

In a 91 page order list, the United States Supreme Court entered a number of orders.  The New York Times has a story [here] stating the Court denied certiorari in over 2,000 cases and providing a brief summary of some of the more noteworthy cases.  The Washington Post has a story here.  The order list includes the following:

FL ASSOC. OF LOBBYISTS, ET AL. V. DIVISION OF INFO. SERVICES: Certiorari was denied. For prior discussions about this case see here and here. For an article in the Miami Heard about the denial see here.

FRAZIER, CAMERON V. SMITH, EARL J., ET AL.: Certiorari was denied. It was a challenge to the constitutionalt of Florida's Pledge of Allegiance law. Articles in the SunSentinel can be found here and here.  The Eleventh Circuit's opinion can be found here and order denying rehearing en banc and the dissent by Judge Barkett can be found here.

STOP THE BEACH RENOURISHMENT V. FL DEPT. OF ENVT'L PROTECTION:  "The motion of Owners' Counsel of America for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae out of time is granted."  For a prior discussion of this case see here and here.

GOLDEN GATE RESTAURANT ASSOC. V. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, ET AL.: "The Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States."  This is an ERISA case from the Ninth Circuit.

WILLIAMSON, DELBERT, ET AL. V. MAZDA MOTOR OF AMERICA, ET AL.: "The Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States."

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION V. OMEGA, S.A.: "The Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States."

MO GAS ENERGY V. SCHMIDT, MONICA: "The Solicitor General is invited to file briefs in these cases expressing the views of the United States."

RHINE, TRACY V. DEATON, CARL, ET UX.:  "The Solicitor General of Texas is invited to file a brief in this case expressing the views of the State of Texas."

GRAHAM, TERRANCE J. V. FLORIDA: "The motion of petitioner for appointment of counsel is granted. Bryan S. Gowdy, Esquire, of Jacksonville, Florida, is appointed to serve as counsel for the petitioner in this case." For a prior discussion see here.

Certiorari Denied:
    TUCKER V. CHIPOLA COLLEGE: Certiorari was denied.
    COOK, MICHAEL V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    HUNTER, JAMES E. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.                 SETTS, BURT L. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    CUNNIFF, RONALD V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    HUMPHREY, TIMOTHY L. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    SIMPSON, JASON A. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    TUCKER, JASON V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    CONSALVO, ROBERT V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    MESHELL, JOSHUA V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    AGUILAR, ANTONIO V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    ATWATER, JEFFREY V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    PERRITTE, KIRBY V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    SENGVONG, SAYAPHONE V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    HERNANDEZ, MICHAEL A. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    BARBER, JUSTIN M. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    WHEELER, JASON L. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    JOHNSON, RICHARD L. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    DIAZ, ANGEL G. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    LUGO, DANIEL V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    DIXON, TORRIS V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    LANGON, STEVE V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    HARPER, ROBERT V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    PETERSON, CHARLES C. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    CANNEDY, JOHN V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    HARRIS, ROGER S. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    DE LA FE, DAVIDE V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    BURKELL, ROBERT V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    MEIZLIK, ROBERT J. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    CRUM, EMMITT D. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied.
    JONES, WALLACE C. V. FLORIDA: Certiorari was denied. There may be many other cases with Florida connections on the list and I can add those if they are brought to my attention.

1 comments:

David Schor said...

It is tragic that children in Florida now have their Constitutional rights violated by the state on a daily basis. This pledge of allegiance case will go down in infamy.

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