Greetings, Court fans! Much to our surprise, the Court issued only one opinion today, in Whitfield v. United States, No. 03-1293. Justice O’Connor, writing for a unanimous Court, found that conviction for conspiracy to commit money laundering under 18 U.S.C. §...
Greetings, Court fans! In a rare display of what passes for judicial humor, the Court released two tax opinions on the dreaded April 15th. The Court released three additional decisions yesterday, which we’ll bring you in a separate Update to break things up. In...
Greetings, Court Fans! There were no arguments at the Court this week, but we’ve got a hodgepodge of news for you. First up, the Court issued an order list Monday in which it granted cert in one new case, Flores-Figueroa v. United States (07-108). The...
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued three opinions today, none bigger (in significance or page length) than its long-awaited decision on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in United States v. Booker, No. 04-104, and United States v. Fanfan, No. 04-105....
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court’s out for a brief recess again, but it left us with one decision yesterday, holding 5-4 in Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons (06-9130) that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) does not allow for lawsuits based on the...
