Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Conor McEvily

Today?s petition of the day is:

Title: S&M Brands, Inc. v. Caldwell
Docket: 10-622
Issue(s): (1) Whether a binding agreement among multiple states and private companies is immunized from antitrust scrutiny under the state-action immunity doctrine of Parker v. Brown, 317 U.S. 341 (1943); and (2) whether a binding agreement among multiple states, with both intra- and interstate effects, violates the Compact Clause, Article I, § 10, cl. 3 of the United States Constitution, in the absence of congressional approval.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (5th Circuit)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on November 12, 2010 (boomark / email).