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The Supreme Court Is Losing Its Publicity Battle Against Expansion — See Also

Well, Well, Well: The majority of Americans now support Court expansion. It really should never have come to this, but Sam Alito brought this upon himself. The First Step Is Admitting You Have A Problem: Justice Breyer either doesn't grasp the full nature

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The morning read for Friday, Sept. 23

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected]. Here’s the Friday morning read: Breyer warns justices th

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Divided court authorizes Alabama execution, but state is unable to carry it out before midnight deadline

The Supreme Court on Thursday night cleared the way for Alabama to carry out a lethal injection of an inmate who argued that he had the right to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia, a method that supporters say is more humane. In an unsigned order... The post

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In Maryland prison-assault case, a request to clarify an important procedural question

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here. Defendants appealing a case in federal court have to follow a series of rules to keep

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