The petition of the day is: Vanessa G. v. Tennessee Dep’t of
Children’s Services 15-1317 Issue: Whether the right to counsel in
a termination of parental rights proceeding includes the rig...
The petition of the day is: Armel v. Virginia 15-1315
Issue: Whether the Virginia Supreme Court committed error by denying
petitioner’s appeal, implicitly holding the Virginia anti-sodomy
st...
The petition of the day is: BeavEx Inc. v. Costello 15-1305
Issue: Whether the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act
preempts generally-applicable state laws that force motor carri...
The petition of the day is: R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Kane
15-1299 Issue: (1) Whether, when the Federal Arbitration Act
(“FAA”) governs an arbitration, the FAA’s judicial review
stand...
The petition of the day is: Lee v. Tam 15-1293 Issue: Whether the
disparagement provision of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1052(a), which
provides that no trademark shall be refused registration o...
The petition of the day is: Hartley v. Sanchez 15-1281
Issue: Whether individual detectives and an investigator are entitled
to qualified immunity from a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim for malicious
...
The petition of the day is: Montgomery v. United States 15-1261
Issue: Whether the exclusion of evidence regarding petitioner’s
intent during her prosecution for tax crimes violated the Sixt...
The petition of the day is: Nelson v. Colorado 15-1256
Issue: Whether Colorado’s requirement that defendants must prove
their innocence by clear and convincing evidence to get their money
ba...
In its Conference of April 29, 2016, the Court will
consider petitions involving issues such as whether, for federal
habeas purposes, California’s procedural rule generally barring
review o...
The petition of the day is: National Labor Relations Board v. SW
General, Inc. 15-1251 Issue: Whether the precondition in 5 U.S.C.
3345(b)(1) on service in an acting capacity by a person nomin...
