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Today's U.S. Supreme Court rulings in argued cases

Today's U.S. Supreme Court rulings in argued cases: The Court today resolved three argued cases.

The first ruling that the Court released today issued in Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, No. 07-1372. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. You can access the opinion at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

The second ruling that the Court released today issued in Rivera v. Illinois, No. 07-9995. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

Third and finally, the Court today issued a per curiam order dismissing the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted in Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Williams, No. 07-1216. You can access the oral argument transcript at this link. The case was argued on December 3, 2008, suggesting that the decision to dismiss the case as improvidently granted was not reached with typical dispatch. In any event, no dissents from this disposition are noted in the Court's order.

At "SCOTUSblog," Lyle Denniston has a post titled "Tobacco punitive verdict stands."

I guess, at the end of the day, the analysis expressed in the February 11, 2008 installment of my "On Appeal" column headlined "Not Even U.S. Supreme Court Victory Can Vanquish $79.5 Million Punitive Award Against Philip Morris" proved to be correct.

In early news coverage, The Associated Press reports that "Court ends Philip Morris appeal of $79.5M award"; "Hawaii wins land dispute at Supreme Court"; and "Court refuses to throw out murder conviction."

Full post as published by How Appealing on March 31, 2009 (boomark / email).