Greetings, Court fans! After a busy week last week, the Court left us with just one decision and a couple of cert grants this week. Justice Scalia wrote for a nearly unanimous Court in Virginia v. Moore (06-1082), where it held that a search incident to an arrest that...
Greetings, Court fans! Now this is more like it – after a bevy of unanimity, we finally get a 5-3 decision, with two concurrences, three separate dissents (including the first written by the new Chief), and Justice Scalia being ever-so-slightly snarky. And, oh,...
Greetings, Court Fans! Here’s part two of our summary of the latest opinions. In Arkansas Dep’t of Health & Human Services v. Ahlborn (04-1508), a unanimous Court held that, where a Medicaid patient obtains a tort settlement, a state can...
Greetings, Court Fans! We owe you quite a few summaries, as the Court has been busy (and it will only get busier as the Justices get ready for their summer vacation at the end of the month). Special thanks this time out to Wiggin and Dana associate Tahlia Townsend,...
Greetings Court fans! The Court issued two opinions today, but neither one will make big news. The first opinion, South Florida Water Management Dist. v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (02-626), was basically a punt. While this could have been an interesting Clean Water...
