Greetings, Court Fans! First Monday has arrived, and the Court opened the October 2007 Term with arguments in two cases: Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party, concerning whether Washington’s “top two” open primary...
Greetings, Court fans! The Court heard arguments this week in one of the biggest cases of the Term, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, in which a Guantanamo detainee (specifically, Osama bin Laden’s driver and bodyguard) is challenging the constitutionality of the...
Greetings, Court fans! This Update bring us up to date with the final decisions from last week – which, though they didn’t grab the headlines like the Boumediene decision, will wind up being more significant for the day-to-day practice of most lawyers...
Greetings Court fans! As expected, the Court celebrated the end of its winter recess by handing down opinions — 8 in the last two days. On the theory that you won’t want to read about 8 opinions at once (and that I won’t be able to stay awake...
Greetings, Court fans! Spring has finally arrived, but the deluge of opinions it typically brings is nowhere in sight. This week, we have a solitary bankruptcy decision to report. In Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. of America v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co....
