Supreme Court of the United States

The US Supreme Court is the highest court in the USA.

The judges

The judges of the 2009 term (Oct '09 - Oct '10), who are deciding the Bilski v. Kappos case are:

• Chief Justice Roberts
• Justice Stevens
• Justice Scalia
• Justice Kennedy
• Justice Thomas
• Justice Ginsburg
• Justice Breyer
• Justice Alito
• Justice Sotomayor

Some important cases

Starting with the most recent:

• Bilski v. Kappos 2009 (as of April 9th, 2010, opinion still pending)
• Diamond v. Diehr, 1981
• Parker v. Flook, 1978
• Gottschalk v. Benson, 1972
•  ? EBay v. MercExchange (2006, USA)
•  ? KSR v. Teleflex (2007, USA)

External links

• Transcript of the Bilksi hearing
  • ESP's highlights
  • Software and business method patents: at least four justices see through the Christmas ornament loophole, by Nick Szabo