Thread by @chrisgeidner

As if we don’t have enough going on this week already, we will be getting one or more opinions from the Supreme Court in a few minutes, at 10a. The opinion announcement audio, unlike arguments, will not be livestreamed. #SCOTUS

Likely three or four opinions coming.

https://twitter.com/Arianedevogue/status/1628408398109675521

The first opinion, by Barrett, is in Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, a bankruptcy case. The decision is unanimous, but Sotomayor concurred, joined by Jackson. supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf…

Second decision is in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, a labor case about overtime pay for highly paid employees. The employee wins, in a 6-3 decision by Kagan. supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf…

In Helix Energy, Gorsuch dissents and writes. Kavanaugh dissents and writes, joined by Alito.

The third and final decision is in Cruz v. Arizona. Sotomayor writes the 5-4 decision for the defendant in a capital case about an out-of-control state court decision seeking to prevent the defendant from exercising his rights. Dem appointees are joined by Roberts and Kavanaugh.

Barrett's dissent is not good news for where it shows she is willing to go — with Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch — regarding federal review of criminal cases. (And where she is willing to let state courts go.)

Now, over to Twitter v. Taamneh oral arguments, the aiding and abetting case referenced yesterday, already in progress. supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…

Seth Waxman is up now for Twitter. supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…

Kagan pushes Waxman. Hard.

Waxman: "Justice ..." *stops, pauses, gathers his thoughts*

Gorsuch and Waxman will be doing their Abbott and Costello routine next week at the National Theatre once Gorsuch is feeling better.

PageNet, kids: "The company grew to become the largest wireless messaging company in the world, with more than 10 million pagers in service, and $1 billion in revenues, before the paging industry's rapid decline in the late 1990s." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PageNet

Deputy SG Kneedler is up now, for the government.

Gorsuch is reeeeally making the argument this case should be DIG'ed.

Schnapper is back.

The case is submitted. #SCOTUS is done for the day.