Ayotte v. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (04-1144), Will v. Hallock (04-1332) and Rice v. Collins (No. 04-52)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   After Tuesday’s decision in Gonzalez v. Oregon, where the Court managed to turn a controversial case on physician-assisted suicide into a lengthy treatise on agency deference, it is perhaps not surprising that yesterday the Court...

Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (03-101), United States v. Benitez (03-167), Hibbs v. Winn (02-1809) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   As promised, here is the rest of the news from the Supreme Court this week.   I’ll begin this update with Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (03-101), an Administrative Procedure Act (APA) case, and another win for my...

Mitchell v. Esparza (02-1369) and order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   On the agenda today: 3 1/2 grants, and a summary reversal in a habeas case. I’ll begin with the summary reversal. In Mitchell v. Esparza (02-1369), the Court summarily reversed the Sixth Circuit’s decision affirming the grant of a...

United States v. Lara (03-107) and Devenpeck v. Alford (03-710)

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! In a slightly unusual move, the Court issued an order list and an opinion yesterday (nothing issued today). Usually, on Mondays, the Court only issues order lists, saving opinions for Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays. Because the Court, of course,...

Order list

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   Things are still fairly quiet at the Court – it will be a while before we get the first decision of the Term – but the Court continues to try to fill up its docket. On Friday, the Court granted cert in two more Texas death penalty cases...