Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued its first major decision of the term in Trump v. Anderson (No. 23-719). To the surprise of almost no one, the Court unanimously reversed the Colorado Supreme Court’s removal of candidate Trump from the ballot in Colorado’s upcoming presidential primary, clearing the way for Trump to appear on the ballot not only in Colorado but also in the other
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Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (No. 22-500) and McElrath v. Georgia (No. 22-721)
The Nine issued another pair of unanimous decisions this week addressing questions other than whether Donald Trump “engaged in insurrection” after taking an oath as an “officer of the United States.”
- In Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., LLC (No. 22-500), the Court held that choice-of-law provisions in maritime contracts are presumptively enforceable, rejecting a Third Circuit decision limiting their enforcement; and
Murray v. UBS Securities, Inc. (No. 22-660), Department of Agriculture Rural Development Rural Housing Service v. Kirtz (No. 22-846)
Most Court-watchers’ attention last Thursday was devoted to the oral argument in Trump v. Anderson (No. 23-719), where candidate Trump seeks to reverse the Colorado Supreme Court’s recent decision barring him from that state’s primary ballot on the ground that he “engaged in insurrection” in and around January 6, 2021. So, they can be forgiven for missing the Court’s first two real decisions of
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Partner Tadhg Dooley Quoted in the Media on Correctional Reform
On January 12-13, 2024, Partner Tadhg Dooley was quoted in several articles describing the Connecticut Correction Advisory Committee’s selection of finalists to be appointed by Governor Lamont as the state’s first Correction Ombuds.
Both the Correction Advisory Committee and the Office of Correction Ombuds were created in the PROTECT Act of 2022, as part of a wide ranging effort toward correctional reform in Connecticut. Tadhg
Read More Partner Tadhg Dooley Quoted in the Media on Correctional ReformAcheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (No. 22-429)
On Tuesday, the Court issued its first decision of the term: Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (No. 22-429). This was set to be a significant decision on the standing of so-called “testers”—individuals who file lawsuits against businesses whose websites are not ADA compliant even if they don’t have genuine plans to patronize the businesses in question. But we’ll have to wait for an answer
Read More Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer (No. 22-429)A Look Ahead at October Term 2023
It’s the first Monday of October, which means The Nine are back in action, and so are we. As we have for the past two decades or so, we’ll be summarizing each of the Court’s decisions throughout October Term 2023. But since the opinions won’t start to roll out until around December, we thought we’d tide you over with a preview of some of the
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