Posts in category “Cert Petitions”

The Convention Against Torture (along with its implementing statutes and regulations) prohibits deporting immigrants to countries where they are likely to face torture. Immigrants can accordingly seek to defer their removal when they face a likelihood of torture. If deferral is denied, the Immigration and Nationality Act gives the courts of appeals jurisdiction to review that denial.…

The Supreme Court granted cert this morning in Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC. The case asks whether an order denying relief from a bankruptcy stay is final and appealable.

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Last year, I wrote that the Supreme Court’s decision in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker appeared to hold that the district court proceedings in a case never ended:

The plaintiffs in Baker voluntarily dismissed all of their claims with prejudice, and the district court had nothing else to do. But according to the [Supreme] Court, the voluntary dismissal in Baker was not a “final decision” and thus could not be appealed.