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#SCOTUS grants five new cases this morning. 
#SCOTUS will not hear Moath
Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi's challenge to his detention at Guantanamo. Background: scotusblog.com/case-files/cas… / Breyer wrote:
Hamza Ahmed al-Alwi's challenge to his detention at Guantanamo. Background: scotusblog.com/case-files/cas… / Breyer wrote:
Here is the full orders list: supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…
#SCOTUS granted cert in McKinney v. Arizona this morning, which is a second attempt by @neal_katyal to get the justices to look at the death penalty in Arizona. They denied cert in the first case, but granted this one. Background: scotusblog.com/case-files/cas…
As to the other cert grants ...
Next up: Likely three or four #SCOTUS opinions.
First #SCOTUS decision is in Quarles v. US, where Kavanaugh has the unanimous decision of the court, affirming the 6th Circuit in (yet another) Armed Career Criminal Act question: supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
Even when he concurs, however, Thomas can write separately to say that the court has it all wrong!
Next up: Return Mail, Inc. v. US Postal Service. It's a 6-3 decision by Sotomayor reversing the Federal Circuit — with Breyer writing a dissent for himself, Ginsburg, and Kagan. supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
Final decision is in Parker Drilling Management Services v. Newton. Thomas writes for the unanimous court, which vacated the 9th Circuit's decision siding with workers: supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf…
