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Argument sitting

October 2014 oral arguments

7 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Five argument days, October 6 to October 15, 2014. Two of them have more than one case.

1 case
Traffic stops for legal mistakesNicholas Brady Heien v. North CarolinaDoes a police officer's mistake of law provide the individualized reasonable suspicion that the Fourth Amendment requires to justify a traffic stop?Decided 13-604

2 cases
Religious beards in prisonGregory Houston Holt, aka Abdul Maalik Muhammad v. Ray Hobbs, Director, Arkansas Department of CorrectionDoes the Arkansas Department of Corrections grooming policy violate the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by preventing Holt from growing a one-half-inch beard in accordance with his religious beliefs?Decided 13-6827Proof for federal courtDart Cherokee Basin Operating Company, LLC v. Brandon W. OwensIs a defendant seeking removal of a case to federal court required to provide evidence supporting federal jurisdiction in the notice of removal?Decided 13-719

1 case
Juror statements about jury selectionGregory P. Warger v. Randy D. ShauersDoes Federal Rule of Evidence 606(b) bar the testimony of a juror regarding statements made during deliberations for the purpose of showing alleged dishonesty by a prospective juror during jury selection?Decided 13-517

1 case
Antitrust rules for state boardsNorth Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade CommissionIs an official state regulatory board whose members are mostly market participants that are elected by other market participants a "private actor" for purposes of federal antitrust laws?Decided 13-534

2 cases
Prisoner appeal rights after winningRobert Mitchell Jennings v. William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions DivisionDid the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit err in holding that that a federal habeas petitioner who prevailed in district court must file a separate certificate of appealability to respond to the state's appeal?Decided 13-7211How courts read patent claimsTeva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc.Whether a district court's factual finding in support of its construction of a patent claim term may be reviewed de novo , as the Federal Circuit requires (and as the panel explicitly did in this case), or only for clear error, as Rule 52(a) requires.Decided 13-854