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This week’s edition of Supreme Court Today from Aaron Streett of Baker Botts is now available here; in addition to covering the Landrigan opinion and two CVSGs, Streett makes predictions about the authors of forthcoming opinions.

At PublicSquare.net FindLaw columnist Julie Hilden has this commentary on the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case supporting the student’s First Amendment rights; Eric Hagen of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, who represented Principal Deborah Morse and the Juneau School Board in Morse v. Frederick, responds here.

This editorial in today’s New York Times criticizes President Bush “obligatory response” to the Court’s April Mass. v. EPA ruling. Simon Dodd has this assessment of the decision discussing where and how Mass. v. EPA fits into the framework of the Supreme Court’s post-Lujan standing jurisprudence, posted here at Stubborn Facts.

Public Citizen’s Alan Morrison Supreme Court Assistance Project has this overview and this complete list highlighting cases from the May 17 Conference that are related to its public interest mission and have a chance of being granted. A full archive of past Supreme Court Watch Lists is available here.

Matthew J. Franck has this post at Bench Memos on Federalist essay No. 78, which discusses the power now referred to as “judicial review” and is often cited by the Supreme Court.