Muslim prisoner argues that Georgia corrections’ limit on beard lengths violates his religious exercise This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether Georgia corrections can prevent a Muslim prisoner from growing an untrimmed beard in accordance with his religious beliefs, and whether defendants can only bring Brady claims for the prosecution’s failure to disclose exculpatory evidence if they meet a due diligence requirement. Petitions of the week Beards and Brady (i.e., religious freedom and criminal procedure) By Andrew Hamm on at 4:54 pm
(Kate Shaw & John Bash, The New York Times) We Clerked for Justices Scalia and Stevens.Justices Face Heavy Lift for Supreme Court Term Homestretch (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law).Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records in unprecedented move (Joan Biskupic, CNN).To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at the Tuesday morning read: WHAT WE'RE READING The morning read for Tuesday, May 31 By James Romoser on at 9:58 amĮach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.
In death row case, the Supreme Court says guilt is now beside the point (Radley Balko, The Washington Post).Supreme Court decisions due soon on abortion, guns, religion and climate change (David G.Do Dissents of the Past Foreshadow Dissents on the Current Court? (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS).Supreme Court blocks Texas social media moderation ban (Adi Robertson, The Verge).Supreme Court case may determine winner of Pennsylvania’s GOP Senate primary (Ariane de Vogue, CNN).To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at the Wednesday morning read: WHAT WE'RE READING The morning read for Wednesday, June 1 By James Romoser on at 10:11 amĮach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Social Media (Shira Ovide, The New York Times) Upcoming Supreme Court ruling in major Second Amendment case looms over calls for new gun laws (Melissa Quinn, CBS News).SCOTUS Leak investigation Sparks Privacy Concerns, Advice to Lawyer Up (Brad Kutner, The National Law Journal).Escalation of the Supreme Court’s leak probe puts clerks in a ‘no-win’ situation (Tierney Sneed, CNN).Supreme Court Faces Historic Case Backlog as Fractious Term Comes to an End (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg).To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at the Thursday morning read:
WHAT WE'RE READING The morning read for Thursday, June 2 By James Romoser on at 10:09 amĮach weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court.