“In the Balance: Depending on who wins the presidency, the Supreme Court could turn sharply to the right or see its first crusading liberal justice in many years.” Stuart Taylor Jr. will have this cover story in the forthcoming issue of National Journal magazine.
“U.S. Trades Alito To British Supreme Court In Six-Judge Deal”: The Onion provides this audio report.
And in actual news, The Daily Item of Sunbury, Pennsylvania reports today that “Justice Alito to speak in Valley on Sept. 15.”
“Reporter Invokes Fifth Amendment, Then Is Celebrated by the Judge”: Josh Gerstein has this article today in The New York Sun.
The Washington Times reports today that “Judge upholds reporter’s right to protect sources.” The newspaper also contains an editorial entitled “The right to know.”
The Los Angeles Times reports that “Judge declines to order reporter to reveal sources; Bill Gertz of the Washington Times wrote about Chi Mak, who was found guilty of plotting to send U.S. Navy information to China.”
And The Associated Press reports that “Grand jury to call reporter on indictment sources.”
“Janet Jackson’s Breast Freed, This Time by Court”: Bloomberg News columnist Ann Woolner has this essay today.
“Top U.S. Court Near Decision on Exxon Valdez Interest Payments”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.
Available online from law.com: Tony Mauro reports that “High Court Justices Go Digital to Access Founding-Era Documents.”
And Shannon P. Duffy reports that “Five Tapped for Federal Bench Openings in Pennsylvania.”
