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On Monday, the Court reviewed Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, about an Internet “people search engine” alleged to have violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Vanderbilt Law Review hosted a roundtable on the case. The Los Angeles Times previewed the case, while on The National Law Journal, Marcia Coyle reported on the oral arguments. James Cooper wrote an op-ed for The Christian Science Monitor, saying that if the Court “sides with the alleged victim, any tech company that collects and aggregates personal data could be subjected to devastating lawsuits.” A Reuters report noted the close division in the Court’s response.
JTA shares some highlights from the book Notorious RBG about Justice Ginsburg.
On Monday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Foster v. Chatman, concerning the exclusion of African Americans from a capital jury. In The New York Times, Larry Thompson wrote that if the Supreme Court “cannot establish discrimination in this case, then the lofty language of Batson rings hollow.” Nina Totenberg covered the case on NPR; on The Economist, Steven Mazie discussed the argument.
David Gans wrote about the amici curiae brief filed by the Constitutional Accountability Center for Fisher v. University of Texas, round two at the Court of a challenge to UT’s affirmative action policy.
The Supreme Court Justices reviewed child pornography sentencing enhancements in Lockhart v. United States on Tuesday. Jessica DaSilva reported on BNA.
“What did Congress mean a generation ago when it required prisoners challenging prison conditions and treatment in court to pay hefty filing fees, in monthly installments, from their meager prison wages?” USA Today reported on Wednesday’s discussion of Bruce v. Samuels.