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Greetings, Court Fans!

We’re back with the two remaining decisions from Monday, Comptroller v. Wynne (13-485) and San Francisco v. Sheehan (13-1412), two split decisions featuring strange bedfellows.

The Justices’ philosophical differences were aired in Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne (13-485), where a state’s income tax laws bumped up against the so-called dormant Commerce Clause. A 5-4 decision is not…

Read More Comptroller v. Wynne (13-485) and San Francisco v. Sheehan (13-1412)

Greetings, Court fans!

As we approach June, the Court is attempting to clear out its docket, issuing six decisions Monday. We’ll cover four short ones—all unanimous—here: Harris v. Viegelahn (14-400), holding that a debtor who converts from Chapter 13 to Chapter 7 is entitled to the return of any undistributed post-petition wages; Tibble v. Edison International (13-550), on an ERISA fiduciary’s continuing duty to…
Read More Harris v. Viegelahn (14-400), Tibble v. Edison International (13-550), Henderson v. United States (13-1487) and Coleman-Bey v. Tollefson (13-1333)

Greetings, Court fans!

We’re back with the two decisions from last week and one issued yesterday: Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar (13-1499), upholding a prohibition on the personal solicitation of campaign donations by judicial candidates; Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC (13-1019), concluding that the EEOC’s mandatory pre-suit conciliation efforts are subject to some judicial review; and Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank (14-16), ruling that a …
Read More Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar (13-1499), Mach Mining, LLC v. EEOC (13-1019) and Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank (14-16)

Greetings, Court fans!

First, congratulations to my co-author Tadhg on the birth of his child last week! Second, I want to thank both David Roth and Ivana Greco for their contributions to this Update, which is a lengthy one. We will cover the Court’s recent decisions in: Rodriguez v. United States (13-9972), holding that, absent reasonable suspicion, a traffic stop may not be extended…

Read More Rodriguez v. United States (13-9972); United States v. Wong (13-1074 and 13-7075); Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, Inc. (13-271); Armstrong v. Exceptional Child Center, Inc. (14-15) and Order List

Greetings, Court Fans!

We’re back with summaries of the two remaining decisions from last week, Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama (13-895), on racial gerrymandering in Alabama, and Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (12-1226), articulating the standard for proving an individual discriminatory treatment claim under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. We’ll also cover yesterday’s orders, including three new cert grants and two per…

Read More Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama (13-895), Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. (12-1226) and Order List

Greetings, Court Fans!

The Court began its March sitting this week (just in time for April), and issued decisions and two new cert grants. In this Update, we’ll discuss Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Industry Pension Fund (13-435), on issuer liability for opinions in securities registration statements, and B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries (13-352), on the preclusive effect of agency decisions in federal court.

Read More Omnicare, Inc. v. Laborers Industry Pension Fund (13-435), B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries (13-352) and Order List