Supreme Court Update: Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co. (No. 18-565)

by Misha | Apr 7, 2020

Today, the Court issued a press release postponing oral arguments currently set for April (the last scheduled sitting of OT19). Though the Court left open the door to rescheduling some cases from the March and April sessions before the end of the Term, it seems more...

Justice Department Says Title IX Doesn’t Cover Transgender Status of Student Athletes

by Kelsey Barcomb | Apr 6, 2020

The Justice Department recently filed a brief opposing the participation of transgender athletes in women’s high school sports. In Soule et al. v. Connecticut Association of Schools, Inc., et al., No. 3:20-cv-00201-RNC (D. Conn.), the Department of Justice said that...

Wiggin and Dana Partners Tahlia Townsend and David Hall Published in TerraLex

by Kelsey Barcomb | Apr 3, 2020

Wiggin and Dana Partners Tahlia Townsend and David Hall’s previous firm advisory has been featured in TerraLex’s latest edition of TerraLex Connections. Their article includes an update on a dramatic recent expansion of restrictions on foreign investment...

Supreme Court Update: Kahler v. Kansas (No. 18-6135), Allen v. Cooper (18-877), Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr (No. 18-776), Comcast v. National Association of African Amirian-Owned Media (No. 17-1171)

by Misha | Mar 31, 2020

Greetings, Court Fans! Things seem a bit . . . different since our last Update, no? As we round out our second week of remote lawyering (which, for some of us, seems to involve a lot more long division than we’re used to), the Court itself is in a state of...

Partner Carolyn Reers Featured in Trust Quarterly Review

by Kelsey Barcomb | Mar 31, 2020

Partner Carolyn Reers provides an examination of new legislation that came into effect on January, 1 2020 in Connecticut, which significantly modernizes the state’s trust law. Read more in Trust Quarterly Review’s current issue. [subscription...