As expected, today the Court denied without comment the request by Terri Schiavo’s parents (04A825) for an order to reinsert her feeding tube. The order simply reads: “The application for stay of enforcement of judgment pending the filing and disposition...
Greetings, Court Fans! Yesterday was a big day at the Court, so we’ll get right to it. In Roper v. Simmons (03-633), the Court held that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments forbids the imposition of the death penalty on...
Greetings, Court fans, and welcome to another season of Supreme Court Updates! The Court is back from summer recess and is already getting down to business. For criminal lawyers, the Court’s first argument session next Monday probably couldn’t come fast...
Greetings, Court fans! Much to our surprise, the Court issued only one opinion today, in Whitfield v. United States, No. 03-1293. Justice O’Connor, writing for a unanimous Court, found that conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §...
Greetings, Court fans! In a rare display of what passes for judicial humor, the Court released two tax opinions on the dreaded April 15th. The Court released three additional decisions yesterday, which we’ll bring you in a separate Update to break things up. In...
