Supreme Court Update: CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood (10-948), Minneci v. Pollard (10-1104), Smith v. Cain (10-8145), Gonzalez v. Thaler (10-895) and Order List

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court has been busy since returning from its extended holiday recess, issuing four decisions yesterday, three decisions today, and two order lists. We start with yesterday’s decisions: CompuCredit Corp. v. Greenwood (10-948), where the...

Supreme Court Update: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (10-553), Perry v. New Hampshire (10-8974), and Pacific Operators Offshore LLP v. Valladolid (10-507)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with the three decisions released on Wednesday: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC (10-553), holding that the “ministerial exception” bars a suit by a minister against her church claiming...

Supreme Court Update: Perry v. Perez (11-713), Maples v. Thomas (10-63), Golan v. Holder (10-545), Mims v. Arrow Financial Services, LLC (10-1195) and Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court issued two newsworthy decisions last week. First, in Perry v. Perez (11-713), the Texas redistricting case, the Court issued a per curiam opinion throwing out the District Court’s proposed interim redistricting plan. Second, in...

Supreme Court Update: U.S. v. Jones (10-1259), Reynolds v. U.S. (10-6549), National Meat Association v. Harris (10-224) and Ryburn v. Huff (11-208)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! The Court delivered four fresh opinions on Monday, including the headline-grabbing decision in U.S. v. Jones (10-1259) holding that the government cannot install a GPS device to track a suspect 24/7. The Court also decided Reynolds v. U.S....

Supreme Court Update: Kawashima v. Holder (10-577), Marmet Health Care Center, Inc. v. Brown (11-394), Wetzel v. Lambert (11-38) and Order List

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! After a long hiatus, the Court has returned and inundated us with seven decisions released yesterday and today, as well as an order list. Today’s Update will cover Kawashima v. Holder (10-577), addressing whether certain federal tax crimes...