by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! The Court kicked off the last week of the Term with 5 signed opinions, a per curiam decision, and a dozen cert grants and SG invites. This Update covers today’s orders as well as last week’s decision in Agency for International...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! The Court handed down two major employer victories in Title VII cases today: Vance v. Ball State University (11-556), in which the Court narrowly defined “supervisors,” thus limiting employer liability in workplace harassment cases;...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! We continue our coverage of Monday’s decisions with Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin (11-345), the Court’s long-awaited decision on the University’s affirmative action policies; Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! While the media focuses on today’s same-sex marriage decisions (we’ll bring you more on those soon!), we’re back to bring you more detail on Shelby County v. Holder (12-96), yesterday’s Voting Rights Act decision, as well...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! The Court went out with a bang yesterday, overturning a key part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in United States v. Windsor (12-307), and dismissing for lack of standing the appeal in Hollingsworth v. Perry (12-144), thus leaving...
