Monday round-up

It’s not quite yet December, but the Supreme Court opens its December argument sitting on Monday morning with oral arguments in a pair of cases with broad ramifications: Trump v. New. York, the challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to exclude people living in the country without authorization from the population totals used to reapportion congressional seats among the states; and Van Buren v. United States, the first time the court will weigh in on the wide range of digital conduct that is potentially criminalized under a federal anti-hacking law known as the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Our preview of Trump v. New York is here (and a symposium featuring authors on both sides is here). Our preview of Van Buren is here.

Here’s a round-up of other Supreme Court-related news and commentary from around the web:

• Supreme Court Blocks Covid-19 Restrictions on Religious Services in New York (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
• The Supreme Court’s latest ruling exposes personal fissures among the nine justices (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
• Supreme Court Blocks New York COVID Restrictions on Religious Gatherings (Jay Michaelson, Daily Beast)
• U.S. Supreme Court Blocks New York State COVID-19 Limits on Religious Services (Mark Walsh, Education Week)
• Can Trump Change A Key Census Count? Supreme Court Hears His Claim (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
• The Supreme Court Must Choose Between Trump and the Constitution in the Census Case (David Gans, Slate)
• Trump’s plan to shift congressional seats reaches the Supreme Court (Steven Mazie, The Economist)
• Supreme Court considers Trump’s plan to adjust census based on immigration status (Mark Walsh, ABA Journal)
• Trump Administration Backs Oil Industry in SCOTUS Climate Case (Ellen Gilmer, Bloomberg Law)
• Open the Bar: Toward Greater Supreme Court Transparency (Harry William Baumgarten, Georgetown Public Policy Review)
• You’re Fired (Anastasia Boden & Elizabeth Slattery, Dissed podcast)
• Preview of Trump v. New York (Jin-Taek Hong & Daniel T. McCarthy, Cornell Legal Information Institute)
• Preview of Van Buren v. United States (Paul Ingrassia & Stewart Rickert, Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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