Federal Judiciary

Petition of the day

By Kiran Bhat

The first petition of the day is: 

Title: Florida v. Ross
Docket: 10-550
Issue(s): Whether the provision of complete and accurate Miranda warnings during a custodial interrogation, accompanied by a written acknowledgement and waiver, affords a presumption of admissibility of post-warning statements where the initial, pre-warning statements were not coerced but were voluntarily produced and where there is no evidence of police misconduct.

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (Florida Supreme Court)
• Petition for certiorari

Akin Gump serves as counsel in the following case, which is listed without regard to its likelihood of being granted:

Title: Kaiser Eagle Mountain, Inc. v. National Parks & Conservation Ass’n
Docket: 10-548
Issue(s): Does a court err by vacating an agency?s action and remanding for further administrative proceedings that will have no effect on the agency?s decision or serve any other substantive purpose?

Certiorari-Stage Documents:

• Opinion below (9th Cir.)
• Petition for certiorari

Full post as published by SCOTUSBLOG on November 24, 2010 (boomark / email).