Round-Up

Yesterday, Mark Sherman of the Associated Press had this article discussing Justice Stevens’s longevity on the Court; the state of the docket; and Justice Scalia’s absence at the Court’s annual spring concert.

The ACS Blog has this piece on Kidwell v. City of Union (No. 06-1226), a case regarding the use of public funds to influence elections, which will be reviewed at tomorrow’s Conference.

Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports here on the D.C. Circuit’s decision yesterday not to revisit its earlier decision in Parker v. District of Columbia holding a restrictive Washington D.C. handgun ban unconstitutional on Second Amendment grounds; Carol D. Leonnig has this article in the Washington Post on the federal appeals court’s decision, which increases the likelihood that this case will reach the Supreme Court; Eugene Volokh weighs in here on the case and its Supreme Court prospects and follows up here at Volokh Conspiracy.

At the National Women’s Law Center’s new blog, Womenstake.org, Neena Chaudry has this post about the Court’s decision not to hear the gender equity case, Michigan High School Athletic Association v. Communities for Equity (No. 06-1038).

Lastly, Peter Kaplan of Reuters reports here on Enron investors’ plea asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to file an amicus brief supporting their Supreme Court appeal; and the AP’s Marcy Gordon has this article on the SEC’s involvement in the securities fraud case, Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific-Atlanta (No. 06-43).