Greetings, Court Fans! The Court came back Monday with three more decisions. We’ll cover two in this Update, then bring you the third after we see what else the Court issues tomorrow. In Brendlin v. California (06-8120), the Court unanimously held...
Greetings, Court fans! Welcome to the last edition of the Supreme Court Update for the October 2006 Term. (We’ll be back with an electronic version of our Term in Review, which provides our take on the highlights of the Term and a handy guide to all the...
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court issued three opinions on Monday and granted cert in two cases. It was a banner day for people bucking the system – criminal defendants went 2 for 2, while two taxpayers successfully challenged the Tax Court’s practice of keeping...
Greetings, Court Fans! As promised, the Court issued two opinions Tuesday, and the winners of the Court’s unofficial (but hotly contested) race to get out the first opinions are . . . Justice Ginsburg and Chief Justice Roberts. As we noted last time, December is...
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court returned Tuesday with a splash, releasing an opinion most of you probably have already heard about – Philip Morris USA v. Williams (05-1256), involving an $80 million punitive damages award against the tobacco company. While the...
