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A trailer for PBS’ “Unexpected Justice” about Justice John Paul Stevens was released this week. The documentary concerns the Justice’s involvement in a whistleblower case against some Justices in the Illinois Supreme Court.
Oral arguments for Luis v. United States were held on Tuesday. The case raises the question of whether a court can freeze a defendant’s “untainted” assets when “tainted” assets are not available. NPR’s Nina Totenburg reported on the case, while Mark Joseph Stern wrote it up on Slate.
“Is John Roberts a good judge?” Adam White examined the Chief Justice’s legacy in The Weekly Standard.
Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, argued on Tuesday, was a “highly anticipated showdown over the standards for establishing a class action” that “proved disappointing,” according to Daniel Fisher on Forbes. Tony Mauro wrote up the case in The National Law Journal and Richard Wolf reported in USA Today.
The Obama Administration has appealed a federal appeals court decision that held unconstitutional the President’s executive order on immigration. “The president’s lawyers may face an uphill fight in the high court, where some justices have voiced skepticism over Obama’s bold use of executive authority,” write David Savage and Timothy Phelps in the Los Angeles Times.
Discussions concerning Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins have been ongoing on Constitution Daily and Bench Memos. Coverage for Lockhart v. United States continued at The Economist and Bloomberg View.