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2016 J. Sup. Ct. U.S. 1 (2016-2017)

handle is hein.journals/joscus2016 and id is 1 raw text is: SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Present: Chief Justice Roberts, Justice Kennedy, Justice Thomas, Justice Alito, and Justice Sotomayor. The Chief Justice said: I have the honor to announce, on behalf of the Court that the Octo- ber 2015 Term of the Supreme Court of the United States is now closed, and the October 2016 Term is now convened. Today's orders of the Court have been duly entered and certified, and filed with the Clerk. CERTIORARI-SUMMARY DISPOSITIONS No. 15-1493. Ruthie Michelle Mann, Petitioner v. North Dakota. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of North Dakota. Petition for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case remanded to the Supreme Court of North Dakota for further consider- ation in light of Birchfield v. North Dakota, 579 U. S. - (2016). No. 15-7813. Michael Lindsey, Petitioner v. Indiana. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and peti- tion for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case re- manded to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District for further consideration in light of the position asserted by Indiana in its brief for the respondent filed on May 23, 2016. The Chief Justice, Justice Thomas, and Justice Alito dissent for the reasons stated in Nunez v. United States, 554 U. S. 911, 912 (2008) (Scalia, 1, dissenting). No. 15-7902. Carlton Brooks, Petitioner v. Louisiana. On petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and peti- tion for writ of certiorari granted. Judgment vacated, and case re- manded to the Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit for further consideration in light of Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. - (2016). Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Alito joins, concurring in the decision to grant, vacate, and remand in this case: In granting this petition and now vacating and remanding the judgment below, the Court has not assessed whether petitioner's asserted entitlement to retroactive relief is properly presented in the case. Montgomery v. Louisiana, 577 U. S. - (2016) (slip op., at 13). On remand, courts should understand that the Court's disposition of this petition does not 1 (JOURNAL) MONDAY, OCTOBER 3,2016