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Argument sitting

November 2010 oral arguments

5 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Five argument days, November 1 to November 29, 2010. Each has one case.

1 case
Overlapping government lawsuitsUnited States v. Tohono O'odham NationA federal statute provides that the Court of Federal Claims lacks jurisdiction to hear a suit against the federal government raising a claim that is already being litigated against the government in another court. Does this provision apply when the plaintiff brings a lawsuit in both the Court of Federal Claims and another court based on the same set of facts, but seeks different forms of relief in the two cases?Decided 09-846

1 case
School tax credit challengesArizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Kathleen M. WinnDo the plaintiffs lack standing because they cannot allege that the Arizona tuition tax credit involves the appropriation or expenditure of state funds?Decided 09-987

1 case
New facts in federal reviewVincent Cullen, Acting Warden v. Scott Lynn PinholsterCan a federal court overturn a state criminal conviction on the basis of facts the defendant could have alleged, but did not, in state court?Decided 09-1088

1 case
Taxes on railroad fuelCSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of RevenueCan the CSX Transportation railroad company challenge an Alabama state tax of its purchase of diesel fuel?Decided 09-520

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Deadlines to challenge convictionsJames Walker, Warden v. Charles W. MartinIn a federal habeas corpus proceeding, is a state law barring a prisoner from attacking his conviction an insufficient procedural bar because the federal court thinks the rule is (1) vague and (2) the state failed to prove that the bar is consistently applied?Decided 09-996