The Supreme Court's Big Day

In the final day of the 2004-2005 term, the Court:

• Ruled against 10 commandment displays in a Kentucky Courthouse;
• Said file-sharing services can be sued;
• Cable companies don't have to share lines;
• Wouldn't consider an appeal by reporters in the CIA leak case.

We're still waiting on Mr. Chief Justice Rehnquist on whether he plans to stay on the Court.

MCCREARY COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ET AL. v. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF KENTUCKY ET AL.

METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC. ET AL. v. GROKSTER, LTD., ET AL.

NATIONAL CABLE & TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION ET AL. v. BRAND X INTERNET SERVICES ET AL. 

In other opinions released today, the Court also held that a Colorado woman did not, for Due Process Clause purposes, have a property interest in police enforcement of the restraining order against her husband.

TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK, COLORADO v. GONZALES, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS NEXT BEST FRIEND OF HER DECEASED MINOR CHILDREN, GONZALES ET AL.

The Court also allowed a 10 commandments display on the grounds of the Texas State Capitol.

VAN ORDEN v. PERRY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS AND CHAIRMAN, STATE PRESERVATION BOARD, ET AL.

Mark Giangrande, DePaul Law Library