Two Bits of News

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Hi everyone! No grants today, but two bits of news. First, the Court denied cert in Borgner v. Florida Bd. of Dentistry (02-165), but Justice Thomas, joined by Justice Ginsburg, dissented from the denial of cert, bemoaning the Court’s failure to take the...

Florida v. Nixon (03-931), Devenpeck v. Alford (03-716) and Kowalski v. Tesmer (03-407)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court fans! Following up on yesterday’s Update, there are three decisions to report. The cases all involve criminal law issues, so if you don’t practice criminal law (or occasionally wish you did), you might want to skip this one, though the...

John R. Sand & Gravel Co. v. United States (06-1164), Wright v. Van Patten (07-212), Arave v. Hoffman (07-110) and order list.

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings, Court Fans!   The Court has returned from its winter recess with a brief flurry of activity in the last few days: one opinion in an argued case, two unsigned rulings in other cases, and a slew of cert grants in an effort to fill out the Term.  ...

Rasul v. Bush (03-334); Al Odah v. United States (03-343) and Intel Corp. v. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (02-572)

by S Z | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans!   Adding some excitement to this Term, the Court granted cert in two cases brought by prisoners currently being held at the Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Rasul v. Bush (03-334); Al Odah v. United States (03-343). The prisoners want to...

Hillside Dairy Inc. v. Lyons (01-950), Nguyen v. United States (01-10873), Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa (02-679), Fitzgerald v. Racing Assn of Central Iowa (02-695), Dow Chemical Company v. Stephenson (02-271) and order list

by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019

Greetings Court fans! We’re in the last few weeks of the Term, and so, predictably, the Court issued a handful of decisions today. Five to be exact. Before I turn to those decisions, let me address a few orders. First, late last week, the Court noted probable...