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Argument sitting

October 2018 oral arguments

8 cases across 5 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern

1 case
DecidedMadison v. Alabama1. Consistent with the Eighth Amendment, and this Court's decisions in Ford and Panetti, may the State execute a prisoner whose mental disability leaves him without memory of his commission of the capital offense? 2. Do evolving standards of decency and the Eighth Amendment's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment bar the execution of a prisoner whose competency has been compromised by vascular dementia and multiple strokes causing severe cognitive dysfunction and a degenerative medical condition which prevents him from remembering the crime for which he was convicted or understanding the circumstances of his scheduled execution?Decided17-7505

2 cases
DecidedNielsen v. PreapWhether a criminal alien becomes exempt from mandatory detention under 8 U.S.C. 1226(c) if, after the alien is released from criminal custody, the Department of Homeland Security does not take him into immigration custody immediately.Decided16-1363DecidedAir & Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVriesCan products-liability defendants be held liable under maritime law for injuries caused by products that they did not make, sell, or distribute?Decided17-1104

1 case
DecidedLamps Plus, Inc. v. VarelaWhether the Federal Arbitration Act forecloses a state-law interpretation of an arbitration agreement that would authorize class arbitration based solely on general language commonly used in arbitration agreements.Decided17-988

2 cases
DecidedWashington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc.Whether the Yakama Treaty of 1855 creates a right for tribal members to avoid state taxes on off-reservation commercial activities that make use of public highways.Decided16-1498DecidedGarza v. IdahoDoes the "presumption of prejudice" recognized in Roe v. Flores-Ortega , 528 U.S. 470 (2000), apply where a criminal defendant instructs his trial counsel to file a notice of appeal but trial counsel decides not to do so because the defendant's plea agreement included an appeal waiver?Decided17-1026

2 cases
DecidedJam v. International Finance Corp.1. Whether the International Organizations Immunities Act-which affords international organizations the "same immunity" from suit that foreign governments have, 22 U.S.C. § 288a (b)- confers the same immunity on such organizations as foreign governments have under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602-11. 2. If not, what are the rules governing the immunity to which international organizations are entitled?Decided17-1011DecidedFrank v. GaosWhether, or in what circumstances, a cy pres award of class action proceeds that provides no direct relief to class members supports class certification and comports with the requirement that a settlement binding class members must be "fair, reasonable, and adequate."?Decided17-961