Supreme Court Update: Sessions v. Dimaya (15-1498), Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC (16-499), U.S. v. Microsoft (17-2), Wilson v. Sellers (16-6855)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! Been a bit, but better belated than benever. (Seriously, Henry Benever was a uniquely undistinguished Member of Parliament.) As we tread water nervously in anticipation of a deluge of decisions next week (and each remaining week of the term),...

Supreme Court Update: Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group (16-712), SAS Institute v. Iancu (16-969)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! As we forecast last week, the downpour has commenced. The Court released five new decisions yesterday morning, including one of the most anticipated of the term, Murphy v. NCAA (No. 16-476), the New Jersey sports-betting case, in which it held...

Supreme Court Update: Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. (14-1538), Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools (15-497), Buck v. Davis (15-8049) and Order List

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! Last time we hit your inboxes, Barack Obama was President. To call the ensuing month eventful is something of an understatement. We’ve seen a primetime Supreme Court nomination, a flood of litigation challenging hastily conceived Executive...

Supreme Court Update: Bethune-Hill v. Va. State Board of Elections (15-680)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back with the lone decision from this week, Bethune-Hill v. Va. State Board of Elections (No. 15-680), one of two racial gerrymandering cases argued on the same day back in December. (Interestingly, the other case, McCrory v. Harris...

Supreme Court Update: Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. (16-273), Peña-Rodriguez v. Colorado (15-606), and Beckles v. United States (15-8544)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! The Court kicked off the week with a flurry of activity in criminal cases, issuing a landmark Sixth Amendment ruling, another decision closing the door on vagueness challenges to the Sentencing Guidelines, a per curiam decision on the standard...