Summary: This week the court granted certiorari to four cases, three of which were consolidated for review. The court also heard six cases in oral arguments. No opinions were issued. We will begin with a report on three cases the Court granted and consolidated for review late Friday concerning the redistricting of Texas election districts. We then review the oral arguments this week in Messerschmidt v. Millender, which considers whether police officers may be sued for exceeding the scope of a search warrant and searching for and seizing items not set forth in the search warrant. Next, we review the oral arguments this week in PPL Montana LLC v. Montana, in the Supreme Court must determine who owns the riverbeds in Montana. If the state of Montana owns the riverbeds, than utility companies which have built hydroelectric facilities on the riverbeds may owe the state tens of millions of dollars in back rent. Finally, we consider the grant of certiorari this week in Reichle v. Howards, which considers whether secret service agents should be entitled to qualified or absolute immunity from a First Amendment retaliatory arrest claim where probable cause existed for the arrest. GRANTS OF CERTIORARI (click on case name to download lower court decision) Reichle v. Howards (Tenth Circuit) Perry v. Shannon (Western District of Texas) Perry v. Davis (Western District of Texas) Perry v. Shannon 2 (Western District of Texas) ORAL ARGUMENT TRANSCRIPTS AND AUDIO (click to download) Messerschmidt v. Millender (10-704) Audio Transcript PPL Montana, LLC v. Montana (10-218) Audio Transcript Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. v. Novo Nordisk A/S (10-844) Audio Transcript Martel v. Clair (10-1265) Audio Transcript Williams v. Illinois (10-8505) Audio Transcript Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. (10-1150) Audio Transcript
