Supreme Court Update: Cavazos v. Smith (10-1115)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court issued its first decision this week, a per curiam opinion in the habeas case Cavazos v. Smith (10-1115). A sad case from any perspective, it features the collision of the Court’s strict standards for habeas review, the...

Supreme Court Update: Greene v. Fisher (10-637), KPMG LLP v. Cocchi (10-1521), Warren v. Dixon (10-1540), Buck v. Thaler (11-6391) and Order List

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court is in the thick of arguments and has been clearing out what it apparently believes are some of the “easy” cases. The Court issued two per curiam decisions Monday and released the first signed opinion of the Term on Tuesday!...

Supreme Court Update: Order List 11/14/11

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! Unless you were assiduously avoiding all forms of media yesterday, you likely heard that the Court has agreed to hear a series of cases challenging the health care law, a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act. The Court structured the cert grants in its...

Supreme Court Update: Order List 11/28/11

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We hope you enjoyed a restful and bountiful Thanksgiving holiday. Since our last Update, the Court has granted cert in the following cases: Southern Union Company v. United States (11-94), which asks whether the Fifth and Sixth Amendment...

Supreme Court Update: Judulang v. Holder (10–694) and Harding v. Cross (11-74)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We’re back to bring you the Court’s decisions in Judulang v. Holder (10–694), on the standard for determining whether an alien is eligible for discretionary relief from deportation, and Harding v. Cross (11-74), a per curiam decision...