Supreme Court Update: American Legion v. American Humanist Association (No. 17-1717) and Gundy v. United States (No. 17-6086)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court was back today with another four decisions (still leaving a modest twelve for next week). In Flowers v. Mississippi (No. 17-9572) the Court vacated (by a vote of 7-2) the conviction and death sentence of Curtis Flowers, a black...

Supreme Court Update: Knick v. Township of Scott (No. 17-647), NC Dep’t of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust (No. 18-457), PDR Network v. Carlton Harris Chiropractic (No. 17-1705), McDonough v. Smith (No. 18-485)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! The Nine appear to have settled on four as the ideal number as they lurch toward the end of the term. Just as on Monday, Thursday, and Friday last week, the Court handed down four decisions this morning, bringing the total remaining down to...

Supreme Court Update: Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela (No. 17-988), Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority (No. 17-1201), and Emulex Corp. v. Varjabaedian (No. 17-459)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! Last week, The Nine heard the final arguments of the term, so we’re officially in the home stretch. We’ve got two decisions and a few orders to report to you today, but first: Save the Date! On May 30th, we will be hosting a discussion of the...

Supreme Court Update: Apple, Inc. v. Pepper (No. 17-204), Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt (No. 17-1299), Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Billy Joe Hunt (No. 18-315)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! The Nine handed down three more decisions this morning, which we’ll have summarized for you in due course, but this Update will cover last week’s news, John Oliver style. There were also three decisions last week, including a significant...

Supreme Court Update: Box v. Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky (No. 18-483), Nieves v. Bartlett (No. 17-1174), Home Depot USA v. Jackson (No. 17-1417), Smith v. Berryhill (No. 17-1417)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! The annual June deluge has commenced, with four new opinions yesterday: Azar v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (No. 17-1484), holding that the Government violated its statutory obligation to provide notice and a 60-day comment period...