Supreme Court has pushed back arguments in these cases
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear 10 cases in November, but earlier granted cases on the free exercise clause and regulatory takings are not among them.
The Supreme Court usually schedules cases in roughly the same order as they were granted, and its decision to delay the cases could be in hopes a new justice will be confirmed to hear them, SCOTUSblog reports. The blog adds that the delay could be due to other reasons, such as scheduling conflicts or settlement efforts.
One delayed case is Trinity Lutheran Church v. Pauley, which argues a church’s exclusion from Missouri’s grant program for safer playground surfaces violates the free exercise and equal protection clauses.
Another delayed case is Murr v. Wisconsin, brought by four siblings who own a cabin and adjacent lot. The siblings can’t develop the adjoining parcel because of zoning changes, and they are barred by ordinance from selling it apart from the cabin. At issue is whether the two parcels should be combined for the takings clause analysis.
A third earlier granted case not yet on the schedule is Microsoft Corp. v. Baker. The issue in that case is whether a federal appeals court may review an order denying class certification after the named plaintiffs drop their claims.
