Smith v. Texas (04-5323), Abdul-Kabir v. Dretke (04-5876) and Green Fire Insurance Co. v. M/V Hyundai Liberty (02-813)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court issued one per curiam opinion this week in Smith v. Texas, No. 04-5323, 543 U.S. __ (2004), a capital murder case in which petitioner challenged the validity of the instructions provided to the jury during the death penalty phase of...

Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! In its first Conference of the New Year, held earlier today, the Court granted cert in 9 cases, thereby making significant progress in filling its calendar for the Term. Ordinarily, the Court does not release its order list until the Monday after...

Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche (04-712)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   The Court is off to a quick start this year, issuing its tenth opinion today (as compared to three as of this date last year). In Lincoln Property Co. v. Roche (04-712), Justice Ginsburg, writing for a unanimous Court, resolved the issue...

Borden Ranch Partnership v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (01-1243) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Not much to report today: One case “resolution” and an order list. In Borden Ranch Partnership v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (01-1243), the Court issued a one-line per curiam affirming the Ninth Circuit’s decision by an...

Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! One more cert grant from yesterday. (Oddly, the grant was tucked away on a miscellaneous order instead of placed on the regular orders list.) This case will be argued/decided next Term: Castro v. United States (02-6683): The Anti-Terrorism and...