Friday round-up

By Kali Borkoski
on Jan 14, 2011 at 9:40 am

Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor issued a statement regarding the shootings in Arizona in which she called for the restoration of “reason and civility in our public speech and actions.” PRnewswire has the full text of the statement.

At the ABA Journal, Debra Cassens Weiss reports on Wednesday’s oral argument in Kentucky v. King, the exigent circumstances case, which Amanda also covered yesterday. Also at the ABA Journal, Cassens Weiss summarizes Fortune’s recent profile of Chief Justice Roberts.

AFP (via Australia’s Herald Sun) and the AP (via NPR) cover the Alabama execution of Leroy White. Although the Court temporarily halted the execution, it ultimately denied a stay.

At the BLT, Tony Mauro previews the latest edition of Supreme Court Insider (subscription required.)