Friday round-up

Thursdays coverage of the Court focused on next weeks oral arguments. This blog,Reuters, andABC Newsall preview Mondays oral argument inClapper v. Amnesty International USA, in which the Court will consider whether a group of lawyers, journalists, and human rights activists have standing to challenge international electronic wiretapping by the federal government. Rochelle Bobroff at the Constitutional Accountability Center’sText & History Bloghas additional commentary on the case. And atWired, David Kravetspreviews Mondays oral argument inKirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., in which the Court will consider whether copyright laws exhaustion doctrine applies to copies lawfully made abroad and imported into the United States.

Looking ahead to Wednesdays oral arguments inFlorida v. HarrisandFlorida v. Jardines, involving Fourth Amendment challenges to the use of drug-sniffing dogs, C-SPANhas video of a recent panel discussion about these cases hosted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, while SlateandMcClatchy Newspapers(h/t Howard Bashman) also have coverage of the cases.

Briefly:

• TheAssociated PressandThe Wall Street Journalhave coverage of Justice OConnors appearance this week on panels of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
• Forthis blog, Kevin Johnson previews Tuesdays oral argument inChaidez v. United States, in which the Court will consider whether its 2010 decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, holding that an ineffective assistance of counsel claim under the Sixth Amendment could be based on an attorneys failure to inform a criminal defendant of the risk of deportation resulting from a plea agreement and criminal conviction, applies retroactively. [Disclosure: Goldstein & Russell, P.C., whose attorneys work for or contribute to this blog in various capacities, serves as co-counsel to the petitioner in this case.]
• At theCampaign Legal Center Blog, Gerry Hebert lists six reasons why the Court should not grant certiorari inShelby County v. Holder, the challenge to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
• Slatehas a podcast interview with Jeffrey Toobin to discuss his new book,The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court.