“Supreme Court won’t hear Mt. Soledad cross case”: J. Harry Jones and Greg Moran of The San Diego Union-Tribune have this news update.
The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear appeal on Mt. Soledad cross.”
And James Vicini of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court clears way for California cross removal.”
“Opinion recap: Citizens United solidified.” Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”
“Supreme Court rules juvenile life without parole cruel and unusual”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this news update.
Online at The New Yorker, Rachel Aviv has a blog post titled “A Cruel and Unusual Sentence for A Fourteen-Year-Old Murderer.” In the January 2, 2012 issue of the magazine, Aviv had a lengthy article headlined “No Remorse: Should a teen-ager be given a life sentence?”
And New York University School of Law has issued a news release headlined “Bryan Stevenson achieves latest victory before Supreme Court.”
“Deal names Blackwell to state Supreme Court”: Bill Rankin of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a news update that begins, “Georgia’s next Supreme Court justice will be a former prosecutor with strong conservative credentials, including a stint working on the state’s challenge to the Obama administration’s health care law.”
“Justices will hear two Clean Water Act cases”: Lawrence Hurley of Greenwire has this report.
“Supreme Court says states may not impose mandatory life sentences on juvenile murderers”: Robert Barnes of The Washington Post has this news update.
And The New York Times has a news update headlined “Justices Bar Mandatory Life Terms for Juveniles.”
“Supreme Court Declines to Revisit Citizens United”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news update.
And Robert Barnes and Dan Eggen of The Washington Post have a news update headlined “Supreme Court throws out Montana ban on corporate campaign spending.”
“Supreme Court strengthens Citizens United decision with Montana ruling”: The Los Angeles Times has this news update.
“Supreme Court rejects much of Arizona immigration law”: Robert Barnes and N. C. Aizenmann of The Washington Post have this news update.
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court issues split decision on Arizona immigration law.”
The New York Times has a news update headlined “Supreme Court Upholds Key Part of Arizona Law.”
The Arizona Republic has a news update headlined “Arizona immigration law: Supreme Court upholds key portions of Senate Bill 1070; Three other parts of controversial immigration law ruled unconstitutional.”
The Arizona Daily Star has a news update headlined “Supreme Court upholds immigration checks by cops in Arizona.”
At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a report headlined “Supreme Court Arizona immigration ruling: Justices clear key part.”
And at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times,” Marcia Coyle has a post titled “Supreme Court Narrows Arizona Immigration Law.”
“A Look Back at Court’s Arguments on Health Care, Laugh Count Included”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
Bloomberg News is reporting: Greg Stohr reports that “Life Sentences For Young Murderers Limited By High Court“; “Arizona Immigration Law Partially Struck By High Court“; and “Comcast Gets U.S. High Court Hearing On Consumer Lawsuit.”
Greg Stohr and Julie Bykowicz report that “Corporate Campaign Spending Rights Affirmed By High Court.”
And Linda Sandler reports that “Madoff Investor Appeal Won’t Be Heard By Supreme Court.”
Reuters is reporting: James Vicini and Jonathan Stempel report that “High Court upholds key part of Arizona immigration law.”
And Vicini also has articles headlined “Supreme Court rejects Montana campaign money limits” and “US top court won’t hear Argentine debt default case.”
“Health care ruling expected on Thursday”: The Associated Press has this report.
Access online today’s Order List and rulings in argued cases of the U.S. Supreme Court: You can access today’s Order List at this link. The Court today granted review in ten cases.
You can access the 5-to-4 per curiam ruling in American Tradition Partnership, Inc. v. Bullock, No. 11-1179, at this link. Justice Stephen G. Breyer issued a dissent, in which Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan joined.
And Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. issued a statement respecting the denial of the petitions for writs of certiorari in Mount Soledad Memorial Assn. v. Trunk, No. 11-998.
The Court today issued two rulings in three argued cases.
1. Justice Kagan delivered the opinion of the Court in Miller v. Alabama, No. 10-9646. Justice Breyer issued a concurring opinion, in which Justice Sotomayor joined. Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr. issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. joined. Justice Thomas also issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined. And Justice Alito also issued a dissenting opinion, in which Justice Scalia joined. You can access the oral argument via this link. This ruling also decided the separately argued case of Jackson v. Hobbs, No. 10-9647. You can access the oral argument in Jackson via this link.
2. And Justice Anthony M. Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court in Arizona v. United States, No. 11-182. Justices Scalia, Thomas, and Alito each issued an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Kagan did not take part in this ruling. You can access the oral argument via this link.
In early news coverage, The Associated Press has reports headlined “Court: No more life without parole for juveniles“; “High court rejects part of Arizona immigration law“; “Court rejects corporate campaign spending limits“; “High court won’t take up San Diego cross dispute“; “Court: Can EPA regulate mud from logging roads?“; and “Court won’t hear Md. redistricting challenge.”
The Court has announced that its remaining rulings in argued cases will be delivered on Thursday, June 28th.
“What happens when the court itself becomes the headline?” Dahlia Lithwick has this post online at Slate.
“Countdown To The Supreme Court’s Ruling On Health Care”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on yesterday’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”
“Lyle Denniston, icon of Supreme Court press corps, on health care case and being older than the justices”: At “The Ticket” site of Yahoo! News, Liz Goodwin has this blog post.
“Health care ruling looms as high court meets”: The Associated Press has this report.
And Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has an article headlined “What To Look For In Court’s Historic Health-Care Ruling.”
“If ObamaCare survives, legal battle has just begun”: Jonathan Adler and Michael Cannon will have this op-ed Monday in USA Today.
“On indecency, SCOTUS puts onus back on FCC”: Politico.com has this report.
“Polarized Over Health Care, United on Drama of Ruling”: This article will appear Monday in The New York Times.
Monday’s edition of The Washington Times will contain an article headlined “Spin doctors prepare to pounce on health care decision; Supreme Court ruling expected this week.”
And Politico.com reports that “All sides line up for court decision.”
“Federal Power at Issue in Key Cases; Supreme Court Rulings on Health Law, Immigration Likely to Determine Limits of Washington’s Reach”: Jess Bravin will have this article Monday in The Wall Street Journal.
Tomorrow’s newspaper will also contain an article by Janet Adamy and Jess Bravin headlined “Health-Law Guessing Game Grips the Capital.”
You can freely access the full text of both articles via Google News.
“Lawyer for Gitmo detainees: ‘Less hope now than ever.'” CNN.com has a report that begins, “David Remes used to be a partner at a top Washington law firm, but he left four years ago to defend, for free, prisoners at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.”
“For Verrilli and other Supreme Court advocates, waiting may be the hardest part”: This article will appear Monday in The Washington Post.
And CNN.com reports that “All sides preparing for political fallout from health care decision.”
“For Obama, Supreme Court health-care, immigration rulings to close a tough term”: Robert Barnes will have this article Monday in The Washington Post.
And in Monday’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, David G. Savage will have an article headlined “Upcoming Supreme Court rulings may benefit both parties; The high court is set to hand down decisions this week on healthcare and immigration, and justices could rule in ways that would allow both the Obama administration and Republicans to claim victory.”
“Regardless of ObamaCare Decision, SCOTUSblog Has Already Won”: Dan Diamond has this post at Forbes.com.
“Most Americans oppose health law but like provisions”: Reuters has this report.
And Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press reports that “Court keeps upcoming health care decision secret.”
“Supreme Court on illegal immigration: Sides await ruling, prepare for battle.” This article appears today in The Washington Post.
And in today’s edition of The Arizona Republic, columnist E. J. Montini has an essay entitled “SB 1070 rule: Heavy smoke, but no fire.”
“Under the U.S Supreme Court: To sniff or not to sniff.” UPI has this report.
“Supporters Slow to Grasp Health Law’s Legal Risks”: This article will appear Sunday in The New York Times.
And Sunday’s edition of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania will contain an article headlined “U.S. Supreme Court could be an issue in the election.”
“Supreme Court health-law ruling will only begin more debate”: Michael Doyle and David Lightman of McClatchy Newspapers have this report.
Sunday’s edition of The Washington Post will contain an article headlined “Obama’s legal tactics seen as possibly hurting chances to save health-care law.”
Richard Wolf of USA Today reports that “Supreme Court’s health care decision could affect millions.”
And The Associated Press has reports headlined “Obama, Romney seek advantage on health care ruling” and “How stocks will fare in court ruling on health law.”
“The Court’s Moment”: Lincoln Caplan will have this essay in the Sunday Review section of tomorrow’s edition of The New York Times.
“Race tinges debate over next Louisiana chief justice”: The Associated Press has this report.
“With Elections Awash in Cash, There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around”: Today’s edition of The New York Times contains an article that begins, “David Axelrod, President Obama’s political strategist, recently invoked a common perception about the 2012 campaign by blaming the Supreme Court for empowering 21st-century ‘robber barons trying to take over the government.'”
“Putting On a Brave Face, but Preparing for Heartbreak on Health Care”: Sunday’s edition of The New York Times will contain an article that begins, “Late on Tuesday, March 27, halfway around the world, President Obama began one of the most suspenseful waits in recent presidential history.”