Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly (05-1126), Winkelman v. Parma City School Dist. (05-083), Hinck v. U.S. (06-376), Office of Sen. Mark Dayton v. Hanson (06-618), L. A. County v. Rettele (06-605), Roper v. Weaver (06-313)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   The Court issued a significant antitrust decision Monday and also cleared out a bit of the underbrush, issuing four other (relatively short) decisions and dismissing cert as improvidently granted in one case. We’re covering...

FCC v. Nextwave Personal Communications, Inc. (01-653)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Two items of interest from the Court. First, the Court issued its opinion in FCC v. Nextwave Personal Communications, Inc. (01-653). After today, there is only one opinion still outstanding from the October sitting (Miller-El v. Cockrell), and...

Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Not much news to report. The Court granted cert in 2 cases, thus (according to my latest count), filling their calendar for this Term. Any cases granted after today will be heard in October Term 2003. The Court will sit on Monday to hand down an...

Brown v. Sanders (04-980), United States v. Georgia (04-1203), Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc. (04-905) and Evans v. Chavis (04-721)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

  Greetings, Court Fans!   Warning: This update will be a big one. Today, in a death penalty case, the Court issued its first 5-4 opinion of the Term (and of the new Chief’s tenure), on top of three opinions from yesterday dealing with heavy-duty...

United States v. Olson (04-759), IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez (03-1238) and Tum v. Barber Foods, Inc. (04-66)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! Yesterday, the Court released its first non-per curiam decisions of the Term, and the winners of the race to publish first are (drum roll, please) . . . Justices Stevens and Breyer. Both of the today’s cases came from the Ninth Circuit,...