Greetings, Court Fans! The Eight found a whole lot to agree on in their last batch of decisions, unanimously holding state voting districts drawn to equalize the total population in each district (and not the number of eligible voters) do not violate the Constitution,...
Greetings, Court Fans! With roughly two months left in the term, the Supremes have kicked opinion production into high gear, issuing five decisions this past week. While many of us at Update were doing When Doves Cry, the Eight were busy taking on voter redistricting...
Greetings Court Fans! After the deluge of cases last week, the Court took a breather and issued only one decision this week. However, eagle-eyed Update aficionados may remember that we still owe you one decision from last week. With that in mind, this week we take on...
Greetings, Court fans! The Court returned to action yesterday with two quick-and-unanimous decisions on statutory construction, Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans (13-684), addressing the time and manner for exercising the Truth in Lending Act’s right to...
Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with breaking news on the certiorari front, along with a summary of one of Wednesday’s decisions, Jennings v. Stephens (13-7211), on the application of certain longstanding principles of appellate procedure to habeas...