Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 10:04 a.m. on November 5, 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 07–499, Daniel Girmai Negusie v. Michael B. Mukasey. At 11:05 a.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Andrew J. Pincus, counsel of record for Negusie, and Gregory G. Katsas, U.S. Assistant Attorney General. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Daniel Girmai Negusie JUSTICEGINSBURG: Why shouldn’t the starting point be what this Court decided in the Fedorenko [v. United States (1981)] case? The wording of this…
