“Supreme Court Rules for Death Row Inmate in Arizona; By a 5-to-4 vote, the justices sided with John Montenegro Cruz, who was sentenced to death by jurors who were not told he would be ineligible for parole if they voted for a life sentence”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Reverses Death Sentence for Arizona Defendant; Justices rule inmate was illegally barred from telling jury he was ineligible for parole.”
And in commentary, online at Slate, law professor Leah Litman has a jurisprudence essay titled “The Supreme Court Did Something Rare: Enforced a Precedent Conservatives Hate.”
“Supreme Court Wrestles With Suit Claiming Twitter Aided Terrorists; The case, arising from an attack in Istanbul, was a companion to a case argued a day before that tested a shield for technology platforms”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.
Robert Barnes and Cristiano Lima of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court questions Twitter’s liability for terrorist attack; Justices spent hours this week questioning lawyers about whether tech companies should be held liable for content posted on their platforms.”
David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court sounds split on whether social media firms can be sued for aiding terrorists.”
Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Whether Twitter Is Liable in Terror Case; Case was brought by family members of man killed in Islamic State attack.”
And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court struggles to draw line on how Big Tech aids terrorists who use platforms.”
“Strong Democratic Showing in Wisconsin Court Race Sets Up a Frenzied Finish; Democratic turnout was high in the Tuesday primary for the State Supreme Court, ahead of a costly general election that will decide the future of abortion rights and gerrymandered maps in the state”: Reid J. Epstein of The New York Times has this report.
Patrick Marley of The Washington Post reports that “Field narrows in Wisconsin Supreme Court election that could decide abortion ban fate.”
Molly Beck, Bill Glauber, Corrinne Hess, and Mary Spicuzza of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report that “Janet Protasiewicz, Daniel Kelly advance in high stakes, high-spending Supreme Court race.”
And online at Slate, Dennis Aftergut and Kent D. Peterson have a jurisprudence essay titled “Abortion Is Turning Wisconsin Blue in a Critical Judicial Race.”
“The Supreme Court Is Making the Domestic Violence Crisis Worse; The legal system is supposed to help survivors of domestic violence; Instead, it is rendering survivors’ already-meager protections useless”: Yvette Borja has this post at Balls and Strikes.