Rompilla v. Beard (04-5462), Kucera v. Bradbury (04A242) and Kelo v. New London, Conn (04-108)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans! As promised, here is a follow-up to Tuesday’s update on the Court’s latest order list with the questions presented in Rompilla v. Beard, 04-5462. In that case, a Pennsylvania defendant received a death sentence after the prosecution...

Scheidler v. NOW (01-1118), Miller-El v. Cockrell (01-7662), United States v. White Mountain Apache Tribe (01-1067), United States v. Navajo Nation (01-1375), Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. (01-1015) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! This email should finish out all the opinions handed down in the last 2 weeks. The Court will sit tomorrow to hand down an order list (and possibly opinions), but that should be it for this coming week. Before turning to the opinions, the Court...

Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   Today’s order list contains two items of note. First, in five cases led by Jackson v. Perry, 03-1931, the Court issued summary orders vacating a ruling by a three-judge panel of the Eastern District of Texas that upheld Texas’ new...

New Jersey v. Delaware (134 Orig.) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! Before going on recess, the Court left us with one decision (an original jurisdiction case relevant to almost no one’s practice, but full of historical intrigue) and two cert grants. We don’t expect additional opinions until the week...

Lockyer v. Andrade (01-1127), Washington State Dept. of Social & Health Services v. Guardianship Estate of Keffeler (01-1420)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Before turning to the opinions, let me again thank you all for bearing with me as I catch up on the opinions issued over the last two weeks. Due to work demands (i.e., paying clients), I may be delayed in my output, but I will catch up. Once we...