End of term Blockbusters

From How Appealing blog (June 28, 2010):

Access online today's rulings in argued cases and Order List of the U.S. Supreme Court: The Court has announced rulings [in two important Bill of Rights cases]:

1. Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. announced the judgment of the Court in McDonald v. Chicago, No. 08-1521. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

2. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court in Christian Legal Soc. Chapter of Univ. of Cal., Hastings College of Law v. Martinez, No. 08-1371. You can access the ruling at this link and the oral argument transcript at this link.

And here is an interesting article (mentioned in How Appealing, June 30) on Justice Thomas' views on guns and race:

"In Clarence Thomas's gun rights opinion, race plays a major role": In today's edition of The Washington Post, metro columnist Courtland Milloy has an essay that begins, "He hardly ever speaks during oral arguments, often appearing asleep on the bench. But in his written opinion Monday supporting the right to bear arms, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas roared to life."

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