US Supreme Court issues final decisions for ter
This morning the United States Supreme Court issued its last four opinions for this term.
In the "school cases," the Court issued a historic ruling on race in public policy, the Supreme Court divided 5-4 in striking down voluntary integration plans in the public schools of Seattle and Louisville. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion in the combined cases. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy did not join all of the majority opinion, but joined in the result.
In Leegin Creative, the Court overrules a 1911 antitrust decision (Dr. Miles), and concludes that challenges to vertical price restraints would be judged the rule-of-reason analysis. The majority opinion author in the 5-4 decision is Justice Kennedy.
In Panetti v. Quarterman, the Court concluded in a 5-4 decision authored by Justice Kennedy (joined by the 4 liberals) ruled that the Fifth Circuit Court had used too restrictive a standard of mental competency in upholding a death sentence for a man whose delusions are said to keep him from fully understanding why he would be executed.
Links to each of the opinions are available here.
As always, gracias to Scotusblog for the quick reports and links to opinions.