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...

Supreme Court Update: Farewell

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! I write not with news on the Court, but rather to say farewell. In October, I will return to government service as an appellate lawyer for the US Attorney’s Office here in Connecticut, and so tomorrow is my last day at Wiggin and Dana....

Small v. United States (03-750), Pasquantino v. United States (03-725), Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC (03-388) and Pace v. DiGuglielmo (03-9627)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   Yesterday, the Court twice dealt with issues relating to the extraterritorial application of US criminal law. The result: two split decisions, bitter dissents, and clear indications of unrest in this area of the law.   In Small v....

Inyo County v. Paiute-Shoshone Indians (02-281); Breuer v. Jim’s Concrete of Brevard (02-337); Price v. Vincent (02-524); Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. Walsh (01-188); City of Los Angeles v. David (02-1212) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! A lot of news today, as will probably be the case for the rest of the Term, so let’s get to it: First, from the order list: 1. The Court granted cert in 3 cases: a. Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. (02-1205): This is a case about the...

Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (05-184)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans!   It came as no surprise that the Court reserved what might be its most important and controversial decision of the year, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (05-184), for its last day of the Term. Composed of six opinions, the decision nears 200 pages, so...