Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued three opinions on Monday and granted cert in two cases. It was a banner day for people bucking the system – criminal defendants went 2 for 2, while two taxpayers successfully challenged the Tax Court’s practice of keeping...
Greetings, Court Fans! As promised, the Court issued two opinions Tuesday, and the winners of the Court’s unofficial (but hotly contested) race to get out the first opinions are . . . Justice Ginsburg and Chief Justice Roberts. As we noted last time, December is...
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court returned Tuesday with a splash, releasing an opinion most of you probably have already heard about – Philip Morris USA v. Williams (05-1256), involving an $80 million punitive damages award against the tobacco company. While the...
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court is on recess again (until February 20) but before departing it issued three new decisions. The lead case was another example of the carnage that the Court hath wrought in its recent criminal sentencing jurisprudence. If that...
Greetings Court fans! While we were all out eating turkey, the Court was busy, granting cert in 6 cases and issuing 2 opinions. Here’s the rundown: Both opinions are unanimous reversals of the 9th Circuit. The first, United States v. Banks (02-473) is a Fourth...
