Before the Court
The Justices Weigh in During Oral Arguments
At 11:03 a.m. on October 11, 2006, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 05-785, Thomas L. Carey v. Mathew Musladin. At 12:00 p.m., arguments concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Gregory A. Ott, counsel of record for Petitioner Thomas L. Carey, and David W. Fermino, counsel of record for Mathew Musladin. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court Justices. Argument on Behalf of Thomas L. Carey JUSTICE KENNEDY: Let’s assume for a minute that this case were on direct review, that we don’t have AEDPA [Antiterrorism…
