Today, the Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in nine more cases.  That is many more cases than are usually accepted for review at one time, though it has been 30 days since the Court last announced grants of review.  Six of the cases involve grants of certification, two are before the Court on leave to appeal granted, and one as a result of a dissent in the Appellate Division.  Here are the cases that the Court will consider: Balducci v. Cige is an attorneys’ fee case.  The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Among other...

United States v. Reese, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2019).  The Third Circuit issued this opinion today.  As Judge Ambro’s opinion for the unanimous panel stated at the very beginning, “This is one of the rare cases in which the Speedy Trial Act, 18 U.S.C. §§3161–3174, requires that we vacate a conviction and remand for dismissal of the indictment.” But Judges Ambro and Greenaway filed a separate concurring opinion.  They wrote that opinion “to address a trend among our sister Circuits that appears to be expanding the doctrine of waiver by defendants under the Speedy Trial...

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