Greetings, Court Fans! There were no arguments at the Court this week, but we’ve got a hodgepodge of news for you. First up, the Court issued an order list Monday in which it granted cert in one new case, Flores-Figueroa v. United States (07-108). The...
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued three opinions today, none bigger (in significance or page length) than its long-awaited decision on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in United States v. Booker, No. 04-104, and United States v. Fanfan, No. 04-105....
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court’s out for a brief recess again, but it left us with one decision yesterday, holding 5-4 in Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons (06-9130) that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) does not allow for lawsuits based on the...
Greetings, Court Fans! As promised, here is the summary of the new cases from yesterday’s order list. They range from several interesting election-law cases to a, well, quirky case on the probate exception to federal jurisdiction. The list is lengthy...
Greetings, Court fans! The Court issued three decisions and an Order List this week. The ruling garnering all the press came in Wyeth v. Levine (06-1249), which is being hailed as a victory for patients, consumers, and . . . trial lawyers. The plaintiff, Levine, was a...
