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U.S. Supreme Court,
Criminal,
Constitutional Law

Jul. 16, 2020

From pandemic to president’s taxes: OT19 in review

The U.S. Supreme Court gaveled out last Thursday, drawing to a close one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory. The October 2019 term resulted in only 55 decisions after oral argument and five summary reversals — the smallest docket since the 1800s.

James Azadian

Member
Dykema Gossett PLLC

Email: jazadian@dykema.com

Pepperdine Univ School of Law

The U.S. Supreme Court gaveled out last Thursday, drawing to a close one of the most politically volatile terms in recent memory. The October 2019 term resulted in only 55 decisions after oral argument and five summary reversals -- the smallest docket since the 1800s. Faced with the pandemic, the court announced in March that it would close indefinitely, making it the court's first pandemic-related closure since the Spanish Flu in 1918. But the justices managed to soo...

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