Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari In Three Cases

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases this morning:

KIYEMBA, JAMAL, ET AL. V. OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF U.S., ET AL. (08-1234) [Issue and links from the SCOTUS Blog]:

Issue: Whether a federal court exercising its habeas jurisdiction, as confirmed by Boumediene v. Bush, has no power to order the release of prisoners held by the Executive for seven years, when the Executive detention is indefinite and without authorization in law, and release into the continental United States is the only possible effective remedy.

KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, ET AL. V. REGAL-BELOIT CORP., ET AL. (08-1553)
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. V. REGAL-BELOIT CORP., ET AL. (08-1554)

Issue: Whether the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which governs certain rail and motor transportation by common carriers within the United States, 49 U.S.C. §§ 11706 (rail carriers) & 14706 (motor carriers), applies to the inland rail leg of an intermodal shipment from overseas when the shipment was made under a “through” bill of lading issued by an ocean carrier that extended the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 46 U.S.C. § 30701.
For 08-1553:
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The Court entered a number of other orders including allowing the solicitor general to participate in oral argument in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, et al. (08-1151).  That case was previously discussed here and here

The Court's complete order list is below:


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