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Argument sitting

October 2019 oral arguments

6 cases across 4 argument daysArguments begin at 10 a.m. Eastern
Four argument days, October 7 to October 16, 2019. Two of them have more than one case.

2 cases
Kahler v. KansasDo the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments permit a state to abolish the insanity defense?Decided 18-6135Peter v. NantKwest, Inc.Whether the phrase "[a]ll the expenses of the proceedings" in 35 U.S.C. 145 encompasses the personnel expenses the USPTO incurs when its employees, including attorneys, defend the agency in Section 145 litigation.Decided 18-801

2 cases
Bostock v. Clayton CountyWhether discrimination against an employee because of sexual orientation constitutes prohibited employment discrimination "because of... sex" within the meaning of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42U.S.C. § 2000e-2.Decided 17-1618R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc. v. EEOCWhether Title VII prohibits discrimination against transgender people based on (1) their status as transgender or (2) sex stereotyping under Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, 490 U.S. 228 (1989).Decided 18-107

1 case
Financial Oversight and Management Bd. for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLCWhether the Appointments Clause governs the appointment of members of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico.Decided 18-1334

1 case
Kansas v. Garcia1. Whether IRCA expressly preempts the States from using any information entered on or appended to a federal Form I-9, including common information such as name, date of birth, and social security number, in a prosecution of any person (citizen or alien) when that same, commonly used information also appears in non-IRCA documents, such as state tax forms, leases, and credit applications. 2. Whether the Immigration Reform and Control Act impliedly preempts Kansas's prosecution of Respondents?Decided 17-834