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Sunday, October 2, 2016

“Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Advice for Living”: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has this op-ed in the Sunday Review section of today’s edition of The New York Times.

Posted at 10:50 PM by Howard Bashman



“AL Supreme Court upholds death penalty sentencing scheme”: Kelsey Davis of The Montgomery Advertiser has this report.

And Chris McDaniel and Chris Geidner of BuzzFeed News report that “Alabama Supreme Court Upholds State’s Death Penalty Law; Months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a similar death penalty sentencing system, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled unanimously that its own system is still constitutional.”

You can access Friday’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Alabama at this link.

Posted at 9:28 PM by Howard Bashman



“What to look for in the new Supreme Court term”: Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky has this post online at ABA Journal.

Posted at 9:20 PM by Howard Bashman



“The New Supreme Court Term: Cheerleading Uniforms, Bad Banks, and a Little Girl and Her Dog; ‘There are plenty of boring, important cases out there.'” Stephanie Mencimer of Mother Jones has this report.

Posted at 9:14 PM by Howard Bashman



“The Supreme Court’s docket is pretty sleepy — and that’s a good thing”: Mike Sacks has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

Posted at 9:12 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court cautious on new cases as term begins under cloud of vacancy politics”: Bill Mears of FoxNews.com has this report.

Posted at 9:08 PM by Howard Bashman



“What’s next for suspended Chief Justice Roy Moore and the Alabama Supreme Court?” Kent Faulk of The Birmingham News has this report.

Posted at 8:32 PM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court to begin new term short-handed as its ideological balance hinges on fall vote”: Robert Barnes has this front page article in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Divided Supreme Court opens new term that could bring historic shift.”

Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court faces historic transformation after election.”

Michael Doyle of McClatchyDC has an article headlined “What’s a shorthanded Supreme Court likely to do in its new term? Maybe nothing.”

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Supreme Court in holding pattern, awaiting ninth justice.”

And at the “Constitution Daily” blog of the National Constitution Center, Lyle Denniston has a post titled “With one seat vacant, the Supreme Court returns.”

Posted at 11:15 AM by Howard Bashman