Howard Bashman has a new “On Appeal” column at law.com that features a detailed look at the arguments in the October sitting. It can be read here.
Ilya Somin has this op-ed in Legal Times about the status of eminent domain in the wake of Kelo and the recent decision of the Ohio Supreme Court, Norwood v. Horney.
Finally, how familiar is the general public with the Supreme Court and our government in general? A new Zogby poll finds that “three quarters of Americans can correctly identify two of Snow White’s seven dwarfs while only a quarter can name two Supreme Court Justices.” Moreover, “twice as many people (23 percent) were able to identify the most recent winner of the television talent show ‘American Idol,’ Taylor Hicks, as were able to name the Supreme Court Justice confirmed in January 2006, Samuel Alito (11 percent).” You can find the ABC News piece with further results here.
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