Friday, June 29, 2007

School Race Cases

From How Appealing:

"And finally, "SCOTUSblog" reports that "Chief announces schools cases. Decided jointly. Plans reversed. 5-4, Kennedy concurs in judgment." Denniston's post on the decision is titled "Court strikes down school integration plans." Therein, he writes that "Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., wrote the majority opinion in the combined cases. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy did not join all of the majority opinion, but joined in the result." In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that "Supreme Court Rejects School Race Plans." You can access the decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District, No. 05-908, decided together with Meredith v. Jefferson County Bd. of Ed., No. 05-915, at this link."

Hein and Morse

From How Appealing:

"The second opinion in an argued case issued in Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc., No. 06-157. You can access the opinion here and the oral argument transcript here. Justice Alito announced the judgment of the Court on behalf of a three-Justice plurality. Justice Antonin Scalia issued an opinion concurring in the judgment, in which Justice Clarence Thomas joined. The remaining four Justices dissented in an opinion by Justice David H. Souter.

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The fourth opinion in an argued case issued in Morse v. Frederick, No. 06-278. You can access the opinion here and the oral argument transcript here. The Chief Justice delivered the opinion of the Court."