Prof. Chris Seaman of the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law highlights the issues involved in Astrue v. Capato, which will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday, March 19, 2012.
In a significant Fourth Amendment decision, the Court today found that law enforcement authorities must obtain warrants before using GPS tracking devices to monitor a vehicle. The decision was unanimous.
The case is No. 10-1259, United States v. Jones.
The Oyez Project at Chicago-Kent has posted audio and transcripts of this week's oral arguments.
The Court heard arguments this week in the following cases:
United States v. Home Concrete & Supply
Filarsky v. Delia
Holder v. Gutierrez
Vartelas v. Holder
The Supreme Court on Friday issued an unsigned, per curiam opinion in Perry v. Perez halting the implementation of a congressional district map drawn by a Federal district court, after the lower court rejected the Texas legislature's map.
Check out Oyez's summary of the case.
Recordings and transcripts of this week's oral arguments are now available from Oyez.
The Court today granted review in the Federal government's challenge to Arizona's controversial immigration reform law, with Justice Kagan recusing herself from the case. SCOTUSblog has a nice summary of the law.
Update: Oyez's summary of the case is now available.
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