by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! The Court released its first official order list of the Term on Monday. No new cert petitions were granted, but the Court did ask for the SG’s views in a number of pending petitions: Saleh v. Titan Corp. (09-1313), regarding the ability of...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! The Court granted cert in seven more cases last week and another yesterday, covering topics ranging from criminal law, to patent law, to tribal sovereignty. Yesterday’s grant will provide another bit of insight into the Court’s views...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! In a week filled with election news and partisan grumbling, it is refreshing to conjure the image of Justices Scalia and Kagan skeet shooting together, a rumor reported in several news outlets in late October. We have no idea if the rumor is...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! We’re back with the first two decisions (one per curium, one unanimous) of the October 2010 Term. Wilson v. Corcoran (10-91) addresses the requirements for issuing a federal writ of habeas corpus, and Abbot v. United States (09-479)...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Greetings, Court fans! Hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend. The Court returned today with three additions to its docket and two opinions regarding the denial of cert. The Court granted cert and consolidated AZ Free Enterprise v. Bennett (10-238) and McComish v....
