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Argument sitting

March 2016 oral arguments

4 cases across 4 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Four argument days, March 1 to March 29, 2016. Each has one case.

1 case
Hiding assets to avoid debtHusky Int'l Electronics, Inc. v. RitzIs fraudulently transferring money to avoid repayment of a debt considered false representation under bankruptcy statute 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(2)(A) to prevent discharge of the debt?Decided 15-145

1 case
Health benefits of abortion restrictionsWhole Woman's Health v. HellerstedtShould a court's "substantial burden" analysis take into account the extent to which laws that restrict access to abortion services actually serve the government's stated interest in promoting health?Decided 15-274

1 case
Delays in criminal sentencingBetterman v. MontanaIs it a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial to postpone sentencing for fourteen months after a guilty plea has been issued?Decided 14-1457

1 case
Prison complaint rulesRoss v. BlakeDid the Fourth Circuit misapply this Court's precedents in holding, in conflict with several other federal courts of appeals, that there is a common law "special circumstances" exception to the Prison Litigation Reform Act that relieves an inmate of his mandatory obligation to exhaust administrative remedies when the inmate erroneously believes that he satisfied exhaustion by participating in an internal investigation?Decided 15-339