Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back with summaries of the four signed decisions the Court handed down this week, which included a couple of biggies and a couple of quickies. The decision in Montgomery v. Louisiana (14-280) was a biggie, and not just because it...
Greetings, Court Fans! Who could have imagined a month ago that our summary of Justice Scalia’s dissent in Montgomery v. Alabama (14-280) would be our last opportunity to analyze an opinion from the Justice who, alongside Jackson and Holmes, will forever be...
Greetings, Court Fans! So many announcements since our last Update. The President announced D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Merrick Garland as his pick to take the late Justice Scalia’s seat on the Court; Senate Republicans promptly announced that they didn’t...
Greetings, Court Fans! More fun with an even number of Justices! The Court issued two orders today reflecting in different ways on the difficulties of deciding cases with a vacant seat. This morning, the Court released its much anticipated decision in Friedrichs v....
Greetings, Court Fans! Here’s a line-up you don’t see in every (read: any) syllabus: “BREYER, J., announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion, in which ROBERTS, C.J., and GINSBURG and SOTOMAYOR, JJ., joined. THOMAS, J., filed an...
