Supreme Court Update: Ortiz v. United States (16-1423)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! OT17 came to a close this morning, and—as is generally the case—the Court saved its most controversial decisions for last. Yesterday morning (as you just might have heard by now), the Court upheld the Trump administration’s so-called...

Supreme Court Update: Trump v. Hawaii (17-965)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! As the President of the United States announced yesterday, in his sixteenth tweet of the day (out of twenty-five), “SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow!” Specifically, in Trump v. Hawaii (No. 17-965), the Court held that...

Supreme Court Update: Abbot v. Perez (17-586), Currier v. Virginia (16-1348), Florida v. Georgia (142, Orig.)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! As the rest of the world grapples with their hopes, dreams, or fears of a post-AMK Court, we’re still grappling with the final decisions of the Court he leaves behind. In this Update, we bring you summaries of Abbot v. Perez (No. 17-586),...

Supreme Court Update: Janus v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (16-1466), National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra (16-1140), Ohio v. American Express Co. (16-1454)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! As we promised last week, we’re back with the final bit of mop up from the exciting end of the 2017–18 term. And we’ve saved some of the best (or maybe the worst) for last with three significant, much-awaited 5-4 decisions. First up,...

University Wins Important Tuition Claw-Back Case

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

A federal bankruptcy court in Connecticut recently ruled in favor of Johnson & Wales University in a tuition claw-back case. Roumeliotis v. Johnson & Wales University (In re DeMauro), 2018 WL 3064231 (Bankr. D. Conn. June 19, 2018). Wiggin and Dana attorneys...