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Sunday, October 4, 2015

“Cases To Watch As Supreme Court Resumes Session”: This audio segment featuring Nina Totenberg appeared on today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday.”

My round-up of similar coverage posted earlier today can be accessed here.

Posted at 12:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“Menendez’s defense relies on odd twist; uses Supreme Court ruling he criticized to dispute bribery charges”: In today’s edition of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey, Salvador Rizzo has a front page article that begins, “A U.S. Supreme Court decision once assailed by Sen. Bob Menendez and campaign finance reformers is now at the center of his legal defense as he fights bribery charges.”

Posted at 10:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“In Carr brothers’ cases, U.S. Supreme Court will delve deep into the Eighth Amendment; Cases center on jury instructions and joint sentencing”: Justin Wingerter has this front page article in today’s edition of The Topeka Capital-Journal.

Posted at 10:09 AM by Howard Bashman



“U.S. Supreme Court could consider Oklahoma cases in new term; In the next few weeks, the justices are expected to decide whether to hear Oklahoma’s challenge to Colorado’s marijuana laws, an Indian gaming dispute and religious liberty cases involving Oklahoma entities challenging the contraception mandate”: Chris Casteel has this front page article in today’s edition of The Oklahoman.

Posted at 10:08 AM by Howard Bashman



“Will the Supreme Court Decide That Democrats Have Too Much Power? This term, the justices will hear at least three cases that could upend the partisan balance of power.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.

Posted at 9:58 AM by Howard Bashman



“Supreme Court Prepares to Take On Politically Charged Cases”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Monday’s edition of The New York Times.

Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Abortion, birth control, race top Supreme Court’s agenda.”

Lawrence Hurley of Reuters reports that “Supreme Court tackles hot social issues as 2016 election looms.”

And in today’s edition of The Los Angeles Times, law professors Akhil Amar and Vikram Amar have an op-ed titled “Five Supreme Court cases to watch that could make history.”

Posted at 9:54 AM by Howard Bashman