Beneficial National Bank v. Anderson (02-306), Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. (02-428), Entergy Louisiana, Inc. v. Louisiana Public Service Comm’n (02-299), Citizens Bank v. Alafabco, Inc. (02-1295) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! The Court issued four opinions today, including one summary reversal, thus leaving 19 opinions to be issued before the end of the month. If you’re waiting for one of the Term’s blockbusters, it wasn’t issued today. For those...

United States v. Booker (04-104) and United States v. Fanfan (04-105)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! I know what you’re thinking: Why am I getting a “Supreme Court update” over the summer? Aren’t the Justices all off on vacation? Yes, but they’re still making news. Remember Blakely v. Washington? In that case,...

Nevada Dept. of Human Resources v. Hibbs (01-1368), Black & Decker Disability Plan v. Nord (02-469), Chavez v. Martinez (01-1444), National Park Hospitality Ass’n v. Department of the Interior (02-196), Bunkley v. Florida (02-8636) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! Sorry for the delay in the update, but the computer ate my homework. Honest. (I’m told by reliable sources that my technological woes will be solved sometime in June. I can only hope.) Ok, enough complaining. The Court issued five opinions...

Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   In today’s order list, the Court surprised us by granting the petition for cert in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (05-184), where the Court will consider the constitutionality of the special military tribunals established by President Bush to...

Order List

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   You’ll be happy to hear that today’s update is a lot shorter than our summary of the Booker/Fanfan decision – we’ve got just a few cert grants and summary dispositions to report.   On Friday, the Court announced that it will...