Supreme Court Update: Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. (No. 18-565)

by Misha | Apr 7, 2020

Today, the Court issued a press release postponing oral arguments currently set for April (the last scheduled sitting of OT19). Though the Court left open the door to rescheduling some cases from the March and April sessions before the end of the Term, it seems more...

Supreme Court Update: Kahler v. Kansas (No. 18-6135), Allen v. Cooper (18-877), Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr (No. 18-776), Comcast v. National Association of African Amirian-Owned Media (No. 17-1171)

by Misha | Mar 31, 2020

Greetings, Court Fans! Things seem a bit . . . different since our last Update, no? As we round out our second week of remote lawyering (which, for some of us, seems to involve a lot more long division than we’re used to), the Court itself is in a state of...

Supreme Court Update: Kansas v. Garcia (no. 17-834), Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma (no. 18-1116), Shular v. United States (no. 17-6662), Holguin-Hernandez v. United States (no. 18-7739)

by Kelsey Barcomb | Mar 9, 2020

Greetings, Court Fans! After the avalanche of opinions last week, The Nine gave us a break with just one new decision to report this week. In Kansas v. Garcia (No. 17-834), a five-justice majority upheld the state-law identity-theft convictions of three noncitizens...

Supreme Court Update: Rotkiske v. Klemm (no. 18-328), Peter v. NantKwest (no. 18-801), Thompson v. Hebdon (no. 19-122)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Mar 6, 2020

Greetings, Court Fans! The Court was back this week with its first two signed opinions of the term. As in past terms, The Nine led off with a relatively straightforward statutory interpretation case. But somewhat unusually, the Court’s first opinion was not unanimous,...

Supreme Court Update: Ritzen Group, Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC (18-938), Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander (no. 18 1165)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Mar 6, 2020

Greetings, Court Fans! While Chief Justice Roberts was busy this week getting ready to preside over his first-ever trial (best to start with something small, like impeachment of the president), the rest of the Court was continuing with business as usual, issuing two...