Before the Court
The Justices Hear Oral Arguments in Salazar v. Buono
At 10:04 a.m. on October 7, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 08_472, Ken L. Salazar, et al. v. Frank Buono. At 11:06 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Elena Kagan, U.S. Solicitor General, and Peter J. Eliasberg, Counsel of Record for Frank Buono. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of the Ken L. Salazar, et al. JUSTICE SCALIA: You presented it as though the issue before us is the conveying of the land. But is it? What…
