FMIO: First Monday in October
The High Holy Day for Law Nerds
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As many of y'all know, today is the day SCOTUS watchers have been waiting for all summer: the First Monday in October. Indeed, this term should prove to be an interesting one, with several controversial issues set to be addressed by our robed masters.
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And while I hope to blog on some of these issues/cases in the near future, I thought I would, in the meantime, provide RS's readers with links to commentaries/articles/sources on the new term by others that I consider worthwhile:
"A True Rightward Turn? The Upcoming Term and the 2008 Elections," Tom Goldstein (SCOTUS Blog)
"First Monday: What next for the 'Kennedy Court'?," Professor Jonathan H. Adler (NRO)
"On the Docket" (Northwestern University)
"2007-2008 Supreme Court Preview," National Law Journal
"Does the Court Mean Business?," Michael S. Greve (AEI)
"Supreme Court to Take On Contentious New Cases," (ABC)
"Law-and-order issues top Supreme Court docket" (CNN)
Enjoy!
Oh, and if any of y'all have a link (or links) that you think should be added to the list, please feel free to drop me an email.
(Some links via Law Librarian)
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I'm crossing my fingers that this Hoosier will still have to show his ID at the voting booth, come next November. I feel so spoiled.
Is there an opening ceremony of some kind for the new term? Is there an address or remarks by the Chief, or just the photo op? Does everyone get to slap Souter once for good luck or pull on Ginsburg's pony tail? There should be some kind of pomp.
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