Greetings, Court fans! So, it is indeed true. Justice O’Connor has formally announced her retirement. According to the AP news reports, the following is from her letter to the President: “This is to inform you of my decision to retire from my position as...
Greetings, Court fans! I’m back to bring you the remaining two decisions and order list. In its second First Amendment decision of the week, Pleasant Grove City, Utah v. Summum (07-665), the Court considered the distinction between government...
Greetings, Court fans, and welcome back from the long recess! The Court returned yesterday, and so far we have three opinions and a few cert grants. Today, the Court issued its decision in Johnson v. California (03-636), in which a 5-3 majority (no Chief) held that...
Greetings Court fans! Just when we were getting bogged down in this mid-March snowstorm, Justice Scalia comes to the rescue with a lively opinion denying Sierra Club’s motion for recusal. This is clearly an issue that has bugged Scalia; I hope he feels better...
Greetings, Court fans! We have much to report, including two retaliation decisions, a Voting Rights Act case, and two criminal decisions. We’ll get right to it. It was no mistake that the Court’s retaliation decisions were released on the...
