Programming note: Additional posts will appear here on Tuesday night. During the day Tuesday, I will be driving back from Atlanta, Georgia to my home in the Philadelphia suburbs.
While I’m on the road tomorrow, a stop for lunch is planned in Greensboro, North Carolina and for dinner in Baltimore, Maryland.
At 9:30 a.m. eastern time on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue an Order List. You can access the Order List via this link shortly after it issues. And coverage will be appear sometime thereafter at “SCOTUSblog.”
Finally, as is frequently the case, additional appellate-related posts may appear at this blog’s Twitter feed while I am away from the computer.
“U.S. Supreme Court to hear Florida case that could change death-penalty practice”: Elyssa Cherney of The Orlando Sentinel has this report.
And Christopher Curry of The Gainesville Sun reports that “Florida death penalty may face court and legislative changes.”
“Pennsylvania Supreme Court to look at Justice J. Michael Eakin’s emails — again”: Steve Esack of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has this report.
And Brad Bumsted of The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Pa. Supreme Court ‘disturbed by content’ of emails attributed to justice.”
“Behind one Supreme Court case, the tale of forgiveness for sister’s killer; The Supreme Court will hear a case regarding the 2,500 inmates in the US serving life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed as juveniles; Jeanne Bishop lost her sister to one of them”: Warren Richey of The Christian Science Monitor has this report.
“Don’t Trump the Supreme Court: A President Donald’s picks for the high court would be anything but conservative.” Carrie Severino has this essay online at USA Today.
“Supreme Court to host high-stakes duel over energy rule”: Robin Bravender of Greenwire has this report.
“PA Supreme Court ‘disturbed’ by new information on Justice Eakin emails, promises new review”: Charles Thompson of The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has this news update.
And The Associated Press has a report headlined “High court: justices ‘disturbed’ by reports of Eakin emails.”
Meanwhile, in somewhat related coverage, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that “Forum to give platform to Pennsylvania Supreme Court hopefuls.”
“Judges will consider whether to allow immigrants to pay in-state tuition; Students with DACA status can attend college but pay more than Georgia residents”: The Times of Gainesville, Georgia contains this front page article today.
“Louisiana case at center of U.S. Supreme Court hearing on appropriate sentencing for juvenile killers”: This front page article appears in today’s edition of The Advocate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mark Sherman of The Associated Press reports that “Justices to decide on sentences for young prison ‘lifers.’”
And today’s edition of The Philadelphia Daily News contains an article headlined “Juvenile lifers to get chance for resentencing?”
“Diverse opinions are the cornerstone of a judiciary”: Columnist Konrad Yakabuski has this essay online at The Toronto Globe and Mail.
“Argument preview: Evening out supply and demand.” Lyle Denniston has this post today at “SCOTUSblog.”
“A Constitutional Right to Hovercraft? The U.S. Supreme Court considers an odd case from Alaska, with the fraught question of federal management of Western lands hovering in the background.” Law professor Garrett Epps has this essay online at The Atlantic.
“Rebecca Bradley sworn in as Wisconisn Supreme Court’s newest justice”: Patrick Marley of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this news update.
“A.C.L.U.’s Own Arguments May Work Against It in Voting Rights Case”: Adam Liptak will have this new installment of his “Sidebar” column in Tuesday’s edition of The New York Times.
