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Argument sitting

January 2012 oral arguments

3 cases across 3 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Three argument days, January 9 to January 17, 2012. Each has one case.

1 case
Court challenges to EPA ordersChantell Sackett, et vir v. Environmental Protection AgencyDo landowners have a right to go to court to challenge a Clean Water Act order of the Environmental Protection Agency?Decided 10-1062

1 case
Fiscal year for worker benefitsDana Roberts v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.Under the Longshore Act, is the period when an individual is newly awarded compensation the fiscal year when an injured worker first becomes entitled to compensation or the fiscal year when the injured worker is actually awarded compensation?Decided 10-1399

1 case
Immunity for government-hired lawyersSteve A. Filarsky v. Nicholas B. DeliaIf a private lawyer is retained by the government, is that attorney precluded from claiming qualified immunity solely because he or she is a private lawyer rather than a government employee?Decided 10-1018