We’re back with Part I of our catch-up series, including summaries of the Court’s decisions in Digital Realty Trust v. Somers (No. 16-276), Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran (No. 16-534), and Murphy v. Smith (No. 16-1067), three cases concerning statutory construction, tied together (in a sense) by three separate opinions from Justice Sotomayor that reflect in different ways on the use
Read More Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers (16-1276), Rubin v. Islamic Republic of Iran (16-534), Murphy v. Smith (16-1067)
Orders: March 8, 2018
It’s been ages since we last invaded your inboxes, but this time it’s not because of a lack of activity at the Court. On the contrary, The Nine have handed down five new opinions since our last missive (on top of the four we previewed there), but we’ve been unable to tell you about them due to some mysterious network/server errors that are beyond our
Read More Orders: March 8, 2018CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (17-515)
After a four-week winter recess (you thought schoolchildren had it easy!), The Nine are back at work this week, and they handed down four opinions yesterday morning to prove they haven’t been hibernating all this time. In Digital Realty Trust v. Somers(No. 16-1276), the Court narrowly construed the Dodd-Frank Act, holding that its anti-retaliation provision does not protect whistleblowers who report violations of the
Read More CNH Industrial N.V. v. Reese (17-515)Artis v. District of Columbia (16-460), National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense (16-299), District of Columbia v. Wesby (15-1485)
With apologies for the delay, we’re back with summaries of the three decisions handed down last week. (What’s another few days when you’ve already waited a historic amount of time for the second opinion of the year?)
Let’s start with the first 5-4 decision of a term that will likely feature a bunch of them. In Artis v. District of Columbia (No. 16-460), The
Read More Artis v. District of Columbia (16-460), National Association of Manufacturers v. Department of Defense (16-299), District of Columbia v. Wesby (15-1485)
Orders: January 22, 2018
It may have taken a government shutdown, but the Supreme Court has at last handed down its second (and third and fourth) argued decisions of the term. Thanks to the Judiciary’s three-week reserve of court fees, The Nine reported to work as usual this morning (figuratively; actually Justice Sotomayor stayed home) and issued decisions in three cases.
In National Association of Manufacturers v. Department
Read More Orders: January 22, 2018
Orders: January 17, 2018
As we continue to wait for the second signed opinion of the OT17, The Nine (or at least four of them, in various potential configurations) have made significant headway in filling out the term’s dance card. On Friday, the Court added twelve new cases to its docket, including a few that may compete for attention in what is already a crowded field of potential blockbusters
Read More Orders: January 17, 2018