Supreme Court Update: Harris v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (14-232), Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt) 14-1175, Welch v. United States (15-6418), Molina-Martinez v. United States (14-8913) and Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing, LLC (14-614)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! With roughly two months left in the term, the Supremes have kicked opinion production into high gear, issuing five decisions this past week. While many of us at Update were doing When Doves Cry, the Eight were busy taking on voter redistricting...

Supreme Court Update: Bank Markazi v. Peterson (14-770) and Heffernan v. City of Paterson (14-1280)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court Fans! After the deluge of cases last week, the Court took a breather and issued only one decision this week. However, eagle-eyed Update aficionados may remember that we still owe you one decision from last week. With that in mind, this week we take on...

Supreme Court Update: Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans (13-684) and Whitfield v. United States (13-9026)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court returned to action yesterday with two quick-and-unanimous decisions on statutory construction, Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans (13-684), addressing the time and manner for exercising the Truth in Lending Act’s right to...

Supreme Court Update: Jennings v. Stephens and Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with breaking news on the certiorari front, along with a summary of one of Wednesday’s decisions, Jennings v. Stephens (13-7211), on the application of certain longstanding principles of appellate procedure to habeas...

Supreme Court Update: T-Mobile v. City of Roswell (13-975), Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank (13-1211), Gelboim v. Bank of America (13-1174) and Christeson v. Roper (14-6873)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! What began as a trickle of decisions from the Court’s October sitting has swiftly burgeoned into a flood. Yesterday, the Court announced decisions in three more cases, on top of the three decisions handed down Tuesday, and we still owe you...