Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington (01-1325)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! One decision today, and wouldn’t you know, it undermines my picks from yesterday! Although I predicted that the IOLTA case would be decided 5-4, I didn’t predict the opinion by Stevens. Sorry. Ok, on to the opinion. If the government...

League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry (05-204)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   Today marked the final day of the Term, and with it came the Court’s much-awaited opinion in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which invalidated the military tribunals set up for the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. We’ll get that summary out...

Gonzales v. Thomas (05-552), Carey v. Musladin (05-785), United States v. Resendiz-Ponce (05-998), and BP American Production Co. v. Watson (05-669)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   The Court returned today from a two-week layoff for the final argument session of the Term, which runs through the 26th. There were no opinions in argued cases today.   The Court, however, did issue a per curiam opinion in Gonzales...

Koons Buick Pontiac GMC v. Nigh (03-377), Kowalski v. Tesmer (03-407) and Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation v. EPA (02-658)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   One opinion and two cert grants this week. I’ll start with the grants, the first two grants for October Term 2004. 1. Koons Buick Pontiac GMC v. Nigh (03-377): In what promises to be a blockbuster for the Term (!), the Court will consider...

City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (01-1269), Woodford v. Garceau (01-1862)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Two new opinions today, thus reshuffling the rankings I reported yesterday: After today, O’Connor joins Ginsburg and Souter with 4 majority opinions (go SO’C!), and Thomas leaves Kennedy and Scalia in a tie for last place with only...