It's a two-box day for opinions. #SCOTUS
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First decision is in Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene's Energy Group LLC. Opinion by Thomas, affirming the Federal Circuit. Gorsuch, joined by the Chief, dissents.
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Breyer, joined by Ginsburg and Sotomayor, concurs. Oil States decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-712_87ad.pdf …
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Second decision is SAS Institute v. Iancu. 5-4 opinion by Gorsuch, reversing the Federal Circuit. (It's a related matter; that's why Thomas went first.)
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Ginsburg dissents, joined by Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. Breyer dissents, joined by Ginsburg and Sotomayor.
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SAS Institute decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-969_f2qg.pdf …
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Final decision is in Jesner v. Arab Bank. Kennedy writes, affirming the Second Circuit.
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Jesner majority was splintered. But the dissent was not: Sotomayor filed the dissenting opinion, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, and Kagan. Here is the Jesner decision: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/16-499_1a7d.pdf …
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That's it, so I am headed up to the courtroom.
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First take out of
#SCOTUS: The more liberal justices are trying to get the Texas racial gerrymandering case tossed on jurisdictional grounds. CJ Roberts repeatedly pressed the litigants to move on from juris. questions (after several minutes each) to hit the merits issues.3 replies 5 retweets 8 likesShow this thread
That’s not intended to suggest an unwillingness on their point to engage on the merits; I just got the impression they felt that Texas shouldn’t have been able to get to SCOTUS at this point in the litigation.
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
What were the justices’ questions on the merits? Indications from Kennedy?
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Replying to @chrisgeidner
Do you think they are going to punt and say it's not ripe?
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