Justices Look at § 1983, Commercial Speech, & Takings Cases

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SCOTUSblog's "Petitions to Watch" features cases up for consideration at the U.S. Supreme Court Justices' private conference.  These will be taken up in conference on March 27.  Links to dockets and other documents are available on SCOTUSblog.

Title: Agripost, LLC, et al. v. Miami-Dade County, Florida
Issue: What is the obligation of a property owner to litigate the basis of its takings claim in state court before proceeding to federal court?

Title: Virginia v. Jaynes
Issue:  Whether a state's criminal statute prohibiting falsified sender information in email spam is facially unconstitutional for overbreadth or if a court should in its holding compare the statute's legitimate applications to unprotected commercial speech against its possible application to protected speech.

Title: Bolton v. City of Dallas
Issue: Whether a municipality is liable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for its agent's violation of a mandatory municipal policy.

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