U.S. Supreme Court docket Archives

Wedding Cakes and the Travel Ban: A Look at OT 2017’s Blockbusters

Kaitlin Naylor2019-03-18T18:47:15-05:00August 16th, 2017|Tags: october term 2017, Supreme Court, U.S. Supreme Court docket|

The Court closed out OT 2016 on a high note by granting two highly anticipated cases. On June 26th, the oft-relisted (14 times to be precise), Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission was granted certiorari along with the consolidated cases of Trump v. Hawaii and Trump v. International Refugee Assistance Project. As we [...]

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Use of Docket Numbers

There are innumerable details about the U.S. Supreme Court that many, including practitioners, simply do not think about; mostly, because it just doesn't come up that often. About twice a year, I will receive a call from an attorney who is planning to file for certiorari, but who is waiting on the Court to rule on their motion for [...]