Weekly Roundup, November 25, 2015

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Chief Justice Roberts went to New York to lecture about former Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.  In The Wall Street Journal, Jess Bravin wrote that the lecture was “less about law . . . than about leadership, the peculiar kind that a chief justice can, with sufficient dexterity, exercise in a role that gives him . . . a muted place in the political dialogue.” The Chief Justice impressed  Steven Mazie of the Economist, who wrote, “Roberts comes off as disarmingly charming, exuding fair-mindedness and an understated wit.”

ABA Journal previewed the upcoming “one person, one vote” Evenwel v. Abbott case. On Balkanization, David Gans warned that the plaintiff’s arguments “would undermine minority representation in Texas . . . and throughout the nation.”

This upcoming Saturday, C-Span Radio will broadcast the first oral argument from Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. Reuters’ Lawrence Hurley will join for commentary.

The Supreme Court posted its monthly argument calendar for January.

Oyez has released a new podcast highlighting famous past oral arguments that have a bearing on upcoming cases in the Supreme Court. This week’s podcast focuses on affirmative action and the 2013 Supreme Court case of Fisher v. University of Texas.

We’re signing off early this week for the holidays. Happy Thanksgiving!

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