Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 10:03 a.m. on October 6, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case numbers 08_769, United States v. Robert J. Stevens. At 11:06 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Neal K. Katyal, Deputy U.S. Solicitor General, and Patricia A. Millett, Counsel of Record for Robert J. Stevens. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of the United StatesCHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS: If you could do it in one sentence, what is your test for determining which categories of speech are unprotected by…
