Round-Up

The following is by Eliza Presson of Howe & Russell.

In Legal Times, Allison R. Hayward writes in this piece that Chief Justice Roberts decision in Wisconsin Right to Life is less of a departure than some legal scholars have argued.

At Slate, Dahlia Lithwick concludes that former Justice OConnors legacy has been swiftly dismantled by decisions this term, in part because there is little place for her real-word compromises between the two teams of frustrated constitutional purists on the Court now.

In Sundays New York Times, Linda Greenhouse had this piece discussing the strategies, both in the long and short term, that liberal politicians and legal scholars are considering to combat the Supreme Courts conservative turn.

In the National Journal, Stuart Taylor had this piece on race-based student assignment policies.

The impact of Garcetti v. Ceballos on John Koppel a senior Justice Department attorney who wrote this critical op-ed in the Denver Post is discussed here on Workplace Prof Blog.

Timothy ONeills lighthearted piece on the similarities among the Justices backgrounds is found here in todays Chicago Tribune.