Analysis
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U.S.: Justices take up battle over New York City gun ban
SCOTUSblog: "It has been nearly 10 years since the Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment right of individuals to keep and bear arms applies fully to state and local governments. When the justices return to the bench next month, they will wade into the Second Amendment fray once again." -
U.S.: Racial discrimination case against cable giant Comcast gets tentative support from Supreme Court
USA Today: "The Supreme Court appeared likely Wednesday to let a racial discrimination claim against the nation's largest cable TV company go forward, even though it might be difficult to prove." -
U.S.: Supreme Court grapples with how to control water pollution
CNN: "The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with questions about the scope of the Clean Water Act and the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate pollutants that find their way into navigable water such as oceans, rivers and streams." -
Justices struggle with copyright case involving pirate ship
Associated Press: The Supreme Court is wrestling with a modern-day dispute involving the pirate Blackbeard’s ship that went down off North Carolina’s coast more than 300 years ago." -
Justices appear split over police power in traffic stops
Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court was sharply divided Monday as the justices considered whether a police officer can pull a car over based solely on the knowledge that it is registered to a person with a suspended license." -
U.S.: Supreme Court is divided over gay, transgender job bias in civil rights case
USA Today: "The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided Tuesday on a major civil rights question: whether gay and transgender people are covered by a federal law barring employment discrimination on the basis of sex." -
U.S.: Court seems ready to require unanimous juries as term opens
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court began a potentially contentious election-year term Monday in seeming general agreement that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant." -
U.S.: A lawyer’s guide to upcoming Supreme Court term
Bloomberg News: "The Supreme Court’s upcoming term is shaping up to be an explosive one, with LGBT discrimination, deportation for 'Dreamers,' and the Second Amendment all currently on the docket. But there are also a number of 'sleeper cases' on the docket this term that could be deeply significant for the way lawyers practice." -
U.S.: 8 religion-related cases to watch when the Supreme Court is back in session
Deseret News: "Religious liberty advocates are gearing up for a big year at the Supreme Court, which will be back in session on Oct. 7. Justices have already agreed to hear four faith-related cases on LGBTQ rights and religious schooling." -
U.S.: Justices' DC sniper case examines teen murderers' sentences
Associated Press: "Lee Boyd Malvo, who terrorized the Washington region in 2002 as one-half of a sniper team, is at the center of a case the Supreme Court will hear this fall. But the justices’ eventual ruling probably will mean less for him than for a dozen other inmates who, like the now-34-year-old Malvo, were sentenced to life without parole for murders they committed as teens."