Federal Judiciary

Today’s Orders | 1.12.09

By Akin Gump Supreme Court Practice Group

Today’s orders list is now available here. The Court has invited the views of the Solicitor General in two cases, filings for which are available after the jump.

Docket: 08-448
Title: Cable News Network, Inc., et al., v. CSC Holdings, Inc., et al
Issue: Whether, under the Copyright Act of 1976, Cablevision?s on-demand service infringes the petitioners? exclusive copyrights by copying, storing, and transmitting its programs without an additional license.

• Opinion below (2d Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Petitioner?s reply
• Brief amici curiae of Various Professors (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amici curiae of Major League Baseball, et al. (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amici curiae of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al. (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amici curiae of Broadcast Music, Inc., et al. (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amici curiae of National Music Publishers? Assocation, Inc. (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amici curiae of Screen Actors Guild, Inc, et al. (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amici curiae of The Picture Archive Council of America, Inc., et al. (in support of petitioners)
• Brief amicus curiae of Copyright Alliance (in support of petitioners)

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Docket: 08-576
Title: Fin-Ag v. Pipestone Livestock Auction Market
Issue: Whether a commission merchant or other purchaser of farm products is protected by the Food Security Act when the debtor sells secured farm products using a fictitious name that is neither registered nor listed in the UCC/EFS filing with the state.

• Opinion below (Supreme Court of South Dakota)
• Petition for certiorari
• Brief in opposition
• Petitioner’s reply

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Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on January 12, 2009 (boomark / email).