I've seen mention (on some other boards), that there are 2 or 3 cases that have yet to be decided. So I got curious and wandered over to the Supreme Courts Website and looked up a few things.
The Following cases (listed in order of oral arguments) have yet to be decided:
08-964 - Bilski v. Kappos - Definition of modern inventions eligible for patents
08-861 - Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - Constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s creation of accounting review board
08-876 - Black v. United States - Application of “honest services” fraud law to private conduct
08-1196 - Weyhrauch v. United States - Proof needed in state official’s “honest services” fraud trial
08-1214 - Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Federal court’s jurisdiction to determine collective bargaining agreement formation
08-1394 - Skilling v. United States - Constitutionality and scope of "honest services" fraud law; also, effect of pre-trial publicity
08-1521 - McDonald v. City of Chicago - Incorporation of Second Amendment against the states
09-198 - Magwood v. Patterson - Successive habeas claims
08-1191 - Morrison v. National Australia Bank - Lawsuits for market fraud by foreign investors
08-1371 - Christian Legal Society v. Martinez - Right of religious student group to benefits at public college without sacrificing beliefs
09-559 - Doe v. Reed - Right of ballot measure petition-signers to have their identities kept confidential
So it appears that there are 11 decisions (including McDonald) that could be handed down in the next few days.
A quick glance at the Courts calendar, shows that this Thursday (24 June) is a conference call. This is where the Justices will look at several petitions for certiorari. It has also been the habit of the Court to issue decisions in cases, on conference days.
The next day that we will want to look at, would be Monday the 28th of June. That is the last non-conference day of the Court. Mondays are the traditional day that decisions are announced.
The last day of this Court session is Tuesday the 29th. If McDonald has not been announced by Wednesday, the 30th, then don't expect it to be announced until sometime after the First Monday of October (the traditional start of the next Court year).
Now, for those not really following such things, there is one other case that (in many circles) may be as important as (if not more than) McDonald. That case is the first case listed: Bilski v. Kappos
To understand why this case may overshadow the gun case, you would have to know something about patents and patent law, as it is currently regulated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and how and why certain computer programs are patented and not merely copyrighted. Extremely big and important issue.
I want to note this, just in case we don't see a lot of writes-ups (in the newsies) after the release of the McDonald decision.
The Following cases (listed in order of oral arguments) have yet to be decided:
08-964 - Bilski v. Kappos - Definition of modern inventions eligible for patents
08-861 - Free Enterprise Fund and Beckstead and Watts, LLP v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board - Constitutionality of Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s creation of accounting review board
08-876 - Black v. United States - Application of “honest services” fraud law to private conduct
08-1196 - Weyhrauch v. United States - Proof needed in state official’s “honest services” fraud trial
08-1214 - Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters - Federal court’s jurisdiction to determine collective bargaining agreement formation
08-1394 - Skilling v. United States - Constitutionality and scope of "honest services" fraud law; also, effect of pre-trial publicity
08-1521 - McDonald v. City of Chicago - Incorporation of Second Amendment against the states
09-198 - Magwood v. Patterson - Successive habeas claims
08-1191 - Morrison v. National Australia Bank - Lawsuits for market fraud by foreign investors
08-1371 - Christian Legal Society v. Martinez - Right of religious student group to benefits at public college without sacrificing beliefs
09-559 - Doe v. Reed - Right of ballot measure petition-signers to have their identities kept confidential
So it appears that there are 11 decisions (including McDonald) that could be handed down in the next few days.
A quick glance at the Courts calendar, shows that this Thursday (24 June) is a conference call. This is where the Justices will look at several petitions for certiorari. It has also been the habit of the Court to issue decisions in cases, on conference days.
The next day that we will want to look at, would be Monday the 28th of June. That is the last non-conference day of the Court. Mondays are the traditional day that decisions are announced.
The last day of this Court session is Tuesday the 29th. If McDonald has not been announced by Wednesday, the 30th, then don't expect it to be announced until sometime after the First Monday of October (the traditional start of the next Court year).
Now, for those not really following such things, there is one other case that (in many circles) may be as important as (if not more than) McDonald. That case is the first case listed: Bilski v. Kappos
To understand why this case may overshadow the gun case, you would have to know something about patents and patent law, as it is currently regulated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and how and why certain computer programs are patented and not merely copyrighted. Extremely big and important issue.
I want to note this, just in case we don't see a lot of writes-ups (in the newsies) after the release of the McDonald decision.