The Supreme Court isn’t a game. Its decisions have profound consequences on the parties (almost always) and the public (sometimes). But we do have betting markets on elections—and elections too can have profound consequences. So why not have some fun guessing on the outcomes of early candidates for The Big Cases of OT24? In the first of what will become an October tradition (at

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Wiggin and Dana’s Appellate Practice Group is excited to announce the transition of the Supreme Court Update to a new blog platform. The blog combines over 20 years of Supreme Court cases and decisions into one dynamic resource, delivering the latest Supreme Court news and appellate law insights.

Jonathan Freiman, Chair of Wiggin and Dana’s Appellate Practice Group, commented, “We’re excited to launch The

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Greetings, Court Fans!

It’s the First Monday in October, the traditional start of a new Supreme Court term. Coinciding with the start of OT24, we’re heralding a new way of delivering our summaries of the Court’s decisions: Welcome to the Supreme Court Update blog, which will combine our usual decision summaries with other news and insights from Wiggin and Dana’s Appellate Practice Group.

We’re

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On August 19, 2024, Counsel Anjali Dalal and Associate Gautam Rao authored the New York Law Journal article titled, “Public Corruption Prosecutions: Constitutional Issues to Watch.”

Anjali and Gautam discuss United States v. Benjamin and McCormick v. United States and explain how these public corruption prosecutions could test the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent trends: first, the high court’s historical trend of narrowing the scope of

Read More Counsel Anjali Dalal and Associate Gautam Rao Author New York Law Journal Article on Public Corruption Prosecutions

Like the Court, itself, we’ll close out OT23 with Trump v. United States (No. 23-939), a highly consequential (and arguably consequentialist) decision on presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. As you all know by now, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision authored by the Chief Justice (with important concurring opinions by Justice Thomas and, in particular, Justice Barrett), held that presidents are entitled to

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