Greetings, Court fans! Spring has finally arrived, but the deluge of opinions it typically brings is nowhere in sight. This week, we have a solitary bankruptcy decision to report. In Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co....
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court is finally hitting its stride – after giving us four opinions Monday, they hit us with five more yesterday. We’re still working on Monday’s summaries, but one of yesterday’s announcements, as you’ll see,...
Greetings Court fans! As promised, here is the second half of the update on Monday’s news. We have 2 opinions to cover and one item from the order list, so let’s get started. I’ll begin with Dretke v. Haley (02-1824), a habeas case in...
Greetings, Court fans! We’ve got quite a bit to report, so we’ll get right to it. First, in Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N.A. (05-1342), the Court considered whether a national bank’s operating subsidiary, which is engaged in real estate lending, can be...
Greetings, Court fans! And welcome to the last Update of the Term. After the last few weeks of contentious and high-profile decisions, it is unlikely that the last two opinions will knock your socks off, but here goes . . . . In Arlington Central School...