Kenyeres v. Ashcroft (02A777) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! The Court reconvened today for its March argument session — the big one of this Term. They hear the Texas sodomy case on Wednesday and the University of Michigan affirmative action cases next Tuesday. Nevertheless, since today’s news...

Cook County, Illinois v. United States (01-1572), Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. Ayers (01-963) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! The Court issued 2 opinions and an order list today. Before I discuss the day’s events, though, one point of follow-up on yesterday’s update. Apparently, my reference to the soon-to-be-famous footnote 4 in the Moseley...

Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (07-21)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   The Court issued only one decision this week, but it was an important one. In Crawford v. Marion County Election Board (07-21), the Court voted 6-3 to uphold Indiana’s voter ID law. The law, purportedly one of the most restrictive...

Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia (03-475), Rumsfeld v. Padilla (03-1027)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   As of today, the Court has handed down all of its opinions for the Term, so I have a lot of work to do. I’ll break up your reading (and my writing!) into a few emails over the next few days, but will in any event, have you up to date on...

Barnhart v. Thomas (02-763)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   As predicted, the Court issued its first opinion of the Term today, a unanimous decision, authored by Scalia, in Barnhart v. Thomas (02-763). This is a bad day for the O’Connor clerks. She likes to issue the first opinion, and I can...