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Saturday, July 4, 2015

“The New Divisions in the U.S. Supreme Court: The justices this year seemed to be less likely to vote along traditional partisan lines, but bitter battles over philosophical ideals in recent decisions could be a sign of bigger wars to come next fall.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court and the Politics of Fear”: Linda Greenhouse will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 9:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Happy 10th Birthday to the Blog!” David Oscar Markus has this post at the “Southern District of Florida” noting that blog’s tenth birthday today.

Posted at 8:16 PM by Howard Bashman



“Reporters on 2014 Supreme Court Term: Reporters who cover the Supreme Court talked about the 2014-15 Court term, including key decisions and the personalities and interactions among the nine justices; They also gave their predictions for the next term.” C-SPAN has posted the video online at this link.

Posted at 8:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“Lawrence Hurley on the Supreme Court Term: Lawrence Hurley talked about Supreme Court decisions in the 2014-15 term, and whether they signaled a shift; He also previewed the 2015-16 term.” Lawrence Hurley of Reuters appeared on this morning’s broadcast of C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal.” You can access the video online, on-demand by clicking here.

Posted at 3:46 PM by Howard Bashman



“Federal Judge: My Drug War Sentences Were ‘Unfair and Disproportionate’; Nancy Gertner, who left the bench after 17 years, compares the damage caused by drug prohibition to the destruction of cities in World War II.” Conor Friedersdorf has this article online at The Atlantic. Former U.S. District Judge Gertner’s comments can be viewed online at YouTube via this link.

Posted at 1:40 PM by Howard Bashman



“Was This Past Supreme Court Session ‘A Liberal Term For The Ages’?” This audio segment featuring Adam Liptak appeared on Thursday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Fresh Air.”

Posted at 1:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Thing President Obama Didn’t Do That Helped Bring About Marriage Equality”: Brianne Gorod has this essay online at Slate.

Posted at 1:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Your Questions About the Supreme Court’s Term, Answered”: Jess Bravin had this post recently at WSJ.com’s “Law Blog.”

Posted at 1:22 PM by Howard Bashman