Monday round-up

Briefly:

• At BuzzFeed, Chris Geidner discusses the possibility that, after the Justices first considerthe seven petitions arising out of challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage at their September 29 Conference, the Court could ask the federal government to file a brief weighing in; he suggests that doing so could be just the thus far missing step the court needs to give it the time to put the pieces in place that it has decided it needs before it takes on the issue.
• In the Los Angeles Times, David Savage reports that, although Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is at the height of her influence and public acclaim, . . . she also faces a decision that may be the most consequential of her career: Should she retire when the term ends in June so President Obama can name her successor?
• At Jost on Justice, Kenneth Jost reviews American Justice 2014: Nine Clashing Visions on the Supreme Court, a new book by Garrett Epps that profil[es] each justice through the lens of the justices most distinctive opinion of the term.

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