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Introducing Wiggin’s Supreme Court Update Blog: Combining Over 20 Years of Supreme Court Updates into One Dynamic Resource
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…
First Monday OT24
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…
Counsel Anjali Dalal and Associate Gautam Rao Author New York Law Journal Article on Public Corruption Prosecutions
By Anjali Dalal & Gautam Rao
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…
Wiggin and Dana Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2025
Wiggin and Dana is pleased to announce that 26 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025. Additionally, two of these attorneys have been honored as “Lawyer of the Year” in their specific…
2024 New England Legal Awards Recognizes Wiggin and Dana Litigation Department and Multiple Attorneys
Wiggin and Dana is proud to announce it was named a Winner for Litigation Department of the Year: Specialty Category, Antitrust by Law.com’s 2024 New England Legal Awards. The firm was also nominated as a Finalist for Litigation Department of the Year:…
The Legal 500 U.S. 2024 Guide Names Wiggin and Dana a Top U.S. Law Firm in Appellate, M&A, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies and Outsourcing
Wiggin and Dana has been named a top U.S. law firm by The Legal 500 U.S. 2024 Guide in the Appellate: Courts of Appeals and Supreme Courts (States and Federal), M&A, Venture Capital and Emerging Companies and Outsourcing groups.
This…
Trump v. United States (No. 23-939)
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…
Smith v. Arizona (No. 22-899), Erlinger v. United States (No. 23-370), Department of State v. Muñoz (No. 23-334)
The Nine closed out OT23 with their so-called “clean-up conference” last Tuesday, issuing multiple GVRs in cases controlled by recent opinions and granting cert in five new cases for OT24. We’ll attend to some clean-up of our own with this…
Moody v. NetChoice (No. 22-277), City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson (No. 23-175), Texas v. New Mexico (No. 141, Orig.)
We’re back with the nightcap of today’s doubleheader, consisting of summaries of Moody v. NetChoice (No. 22-277), an important First Amendment case that turned into an important case on facial constitutional challenges; City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson (No. 23-175)…