Greeting Court fans! As promised, the four remaining opinions from earlier this week. I’ll do my best to be brief. First, let’s fly through Olympic Airways v. Husain (02-1348). In this case, the Court construed Article 17 of the Warsaw Convention to...
Greetings Court fans! Only two opinions this week. I would have sent this email out last night, but I couldn’t stay awake through the ERISA opinion. To avoid falling asleep again tonight, I’ll begin with the ERISA case, Raymond B. Yates, M.D., P.C....
Greetings, Court fans! After the long winter recess, the Court has reopened for business, with nine cert grants on Friday and one summary disposition today. Given the numbers, and the likelihood that we’ll see some opinions tomorrow, we’ll keep our...
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...
