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SCOTUS trivia

What case did SCOTUS recently dismiss as improvidently granted?

(a) Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority
(b) Sturgeon v. Frost
(c) Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela
(d) Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian

The correct answer: (d) Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 2019. On April 23, the court dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted. Dismissed as improvidently granted, often referred to as DIG, occurs when the court chooses not to decide a case, even after accepting the appeal or hearing the arguments.

Click on the links below for more information about each case:

• Emulex Corp. v. Varjabedian
• Lamps Plus Inc. v. Varela
• Sturgeon v. Frost
• Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority