Partner Tadhg Dooley was among the Connecticut litigators quoted in a Law360 feature published on June 14, 2023, in which ‘Connecticut lawyers weigh[ed] in on distinctive elements of Nutmeg State practice that might trip up unwary out-of-state counsel, newcomers or even lifelong
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And Other Appellate Musings
The Supreme Court Update blog, published by Wiggin and Dana LLP, focuses on recent and significant developments in U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence. It covers a range of constitutional law issues including voting rights, criminal procedure, confrontation clause rights, and procedural aspects of federal and state court cases. The blog also previews upcoming Supreme Court arguments and analyzes the Court's docket trends, highlighting cases involving federal authority, civil rights, and high-profile cultural and legal disputes. It provides summaries and critical insights into decisions affecting election law, criminal justice, and constitutional protections.
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Allen v. Milligan (No. 21-1086), Jack Daniel’s Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products LLC (No. 22-148), Dubin v. United States (No. 22-10)
The Court issued four decisions late last week, including one of the more significant, and surprising, of the term:
- In Allen v. Milligan (No. 21-1086), the Court declined an invitation to defang Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act,
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Partner Tadhg Dooley Quoted in Law360 Article on Anti-SLAPP Laws
Partner Tadhg Dooley was quoted in a June 7, 2023, Law360 article titled, “Checkmate In Chess Battle Could Hinge On Anti-SLAPP Laws.”
The article describes the defamation lawsuit filed by top chess player Hans Niemann against grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and others for…
Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 174 (No. 21-1449), Slack Technologies v. Pirani (No. 22-200), United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc. (No. 21-1326)
Three more decisions on Thursday as the Court nears the final push of OT22. Though the cases held differing political valences, each essentially clarified the standard for stating various claims in federal court:
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Tyler v. Hennepin County (No. 22-166), Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (No. 21-454), Dupree v. Younger (No. 22-210)
Hope you all had a great holiday weekend. We’re back with summaries of Thursday’s three decisions:
- Tyler v. Hennepin County (No. 22-166), in which the Court unanimously held that a county government’s failure to return excess proceeds from a
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Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (No. 21-869), Twitter v. Taamneh (No. 21-1496), Gonzalez v. Google (No. 21-1333), Amgen v. Sanofi (No. 21-757), Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Federal Labor Relations Authority (No. 21-1454), Polselli v. Internal Revenue Service (No. 21-1599)
Thursday was another busy day at the Court, seeing the release of six (fine, five-plus) decisions:
- In Andy Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith (No. 21-869), a 7-2 Court held, in a lengthy decision expounding on the “purpose and character” prong
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National Pork Producers Council v. Ross (No. 21-468), Percoco v. United States (No. 21-1158), Ciminelli v. United States (No. 21-1170), Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc. (No. 22-96), Santos-Zacaria v. Garland (No. 21-1436)
After a month of inactivity, The Nine were back on Thursday with five new decisions, including a few biggies:
- In National Pork Producers Council v. Ross (No. 21-468), a divided Court upheld a California animal-rights proposition that would indirectly
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Wiggin and Dana’s Appellate Practice Group Presents: October Term 2022: The Home Stretch
On April 26, 2023, Wiggin and Dana’s Supreme Court Update Authors Tadhg Dooley and David Roth, and Quinnipiac University Law School Professor of Law and SCOTUS blog contributor Stephen G. Gilles looked back at the term’s cases and themes…
Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (No. 21-86), Turkiye Halk Bankasi, A.S. v. United States (No. 21-1450),MOAC Mall Holdings, LLC v. Transform Holdco LLC (No. 21-1270), New York v. New Jersey (No. 156, Orig.), Reed v. Goertz (No. 21-442)
The Court was busy this week, with four new decisions to go along with one from last Friday. No wonder it extended the temporary “administrative stay” placed on the hot-potato mifepristone appeals from Wednesday evening to midnight tonight. As of…
Wilkins v. United States (No. 21-1164)
The Court continued its slow drip of decisions in less-prominent cases this week with Wilkins v. United States (No. 21-1164), which addressed whether the limitations period for suits against the government under the Quiet Title Act is “jurisdictional” or…