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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

“Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Rules on Mercury From Power Plants”: Adam Liptak and Coral Davenport will have this article in Wednesday’s edition of The New York Times.

In Wednesday’s edition of The Washington Post, Robert Barnes will have an article headlined “Supreme Court to hear challenge to EPA’s power-plant emissions rule.”

Richard Wolf and Maureen Groppe of USA Today report that “Supreme Court to review EPA mercury emission rules.”

And in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal, Amy Harder and Brent Kendall will have an article headlined “Supreme Court to Review EPA Rule on Power Plant Emissions; Decision to Review Air Pollution Standards Represents a Setback for Obama Administration.” You can freely access the full text of the article via Google.

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In the December 2014 issue of ABA Journal magazine: Mark Walsh has an article headlined “Court to weigh whether employers must accommodate pregnant workers with the same limits as others.”

Stephanie Francis Ward has an article headlined “Prosecutors are using rap music to convince jurors of gang ties.”

Elizabeth Earl has an article headlined “Law profs develop Supreme Court predictor to better understand court decisions.”

The issue includes both the “8th Annual Blawg 100” and the “2014 Blawg 100 Hall of Fame.”

And this month’s installment of Bryan A. Garner’s “On Words” column is titled “How are your punctuation skills? Try this comparison exercise to find out.”

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Access online today’s Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: At this link. The Court today granted review in two new cases.

In early coverage, The Associated Press reports that “High court to review EPA mercury limits” and “Court to weigh impact of disability law on police.”

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “EPA’s Power Plant Mercury Rule Gets Review by U.S. Supreme Court.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme court to weigh challenge to Obama mercury air pollution rule” and “U.S. justices to consider police conduct in arrest of disabled woman.”

And at “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post titled “Court to rule on disability rights, mercury pollution.”

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“Do Online Death Threats Count as Free Speech?” Emily Bazelon will have this essay in this upcoming Sunday’s edition of The New York Times Magazine.

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“Recount confirms Beasley’s win in NC Supreme Court race”: This article appears in today’s edition of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina.

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“Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott says he may seek GOP nomination for governor”: The Lexington Herald-Leader has this report.

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“Devil’s Advocates: Thanks to conservative Supreme Court rulings, the government must support the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster and the Satanic Temple.” Mark Joseph Stern has this jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

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