Gonzalez v. Oregon (04-623), Wachovia Bank, N.A. v. Schmidt (04-1186) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   Today, the Court released its opinion in one of the more controversial cases of the Term, Gonzalez v. Oregon (04-623), the Oregon assisted suicide case. In a 6-3 decision, the Court, led by Justice Kennedy, found that the Attorney General...

Yarborough v. Alvarado (02-1684) and Kansas v. Colorado (105, Orig.)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! The Court has less than one month left in its Term, and yet today it issued only one opinion. Very odd. They must have some serious disagreements brewing on their remaining cases. The opinion today is in Yarborough v. Alvarado (02-1684), a habeas...

Benitez v. Wallis (03-7434)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   Only one grant on Friday’s order list: Benitez v. Wallis (03-7434). In this case, the Court will consider the legality of Benitez’s continued detention by the INS in light of the Court’s recent decision in Zadvydas v. Davis...

Ayers v. Belmontes (05-493) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   Sorry for the delay, but there’s excellent news to report: Ken’s son, Evan Cooper Heath arrived on Monday, November 13th. Ken and his newly expanded family are doing great. (For those of you who think that Court-watching in...

Hill v. McDonough (05-8794), House v. Bell (04-8990) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   It’s now crunch time: three weeks left in the Term, and twenty-five cases remain. The Court started whittling away at the outstanding cases by issuing two interesting criminal opinions today.   First, in Hill v. McDonough...