Greetings, Court fans! The Court returned from its two-week recess today, and the big news is the health of Chief Justice Rehnquist, who just underwent treatment for thyroid cancer. The Chief did not return to work as expected, and his chambers issued the following...
Greetings Court fans! Of course, the big news out of the Court today is that they agreed to hear the Pledge of Allegiance case out of the Ninth Circuit (surprise!). They also agreed to hear 7 other cases, so here’s the run down: 1. Littleton Co. v. Z.J. Gifts...
Greetings, Court Fans! The deluge begins . . . the Court hit us with six opinions yesterday. The decisions were largely uncontroversial (unlike the Jackson verdict!), with two civil cases and four criminal cases, including two Batson cases regarding the use of...
Greetings Court fans! Didn’t the summer just fly by? It seems like just yesterday that we were all watching the Court hand down its final opinions from OT 2002 and wondering which Justices, if any, would retire. Well, they’re all back for another Term,...
Greetings, Court fans! We owe you a few more summaries before the Court comes back Monday with yet more decisions, so let’s get right to it. In Schriro v. Landrigan (05-1575), a 5-4 Court reversed a Ninth Circuit habeas ruling (surprise!). Landrigan, while...
