Supreme Court Accepts Anna Nicole Smith Estate Case

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court accepted 14 new cases for the 2010-2011 term, including the appeal from the estate of Anna Nicole Smith. Smith’s estate has been battling her late husband’s son, Pierce Marshall, for nearly two decades. Both Smith and Marshall have passed away, but their estates continue to fight.

The Court also announced that it will start releasing the audio from oral arguments each week. These audio recordings can be downloaded at supremecourt.gov. Although the Court previously released audio in high-profile cases on the day of the hearing, “[c]ourt spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said the occasional practice of same-day audio is being discontinued.”

Joan Biskupic, Supreme Court to Hear Anna Nicole Smith Estate Case, USA Today, Sept. 28, 2010.  See also my prior post for a brief recap of the Anna Nicole Smith saga.

Special thanks to Adam J. Hirsch (William and Catherine VanDercreek Professor of Law, Florida State University College of Law) for brining this to my attention.