Opinion Round-Up

Rick Hasen has a commentary at LegalTimes speculating about where the Court may head in the area of election law; his article can be read here.

LegalTimes has another article that attempts to predict where the Court is headed. Tony Mauro’s thoughts on the current and future status of the death penaly can be read here.

Orin Kerr tries to answer the question, “Is Hudson v. Michigan applicable in federal court?” His response – no, it’s probably not – can be found here.

The Washington Post is running an op-ed today critcal of the Court’s decreasing caseload here.

Finally, if you’d rather listen to commentary than read it, NPR has a conversation (here) with Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) about what Congress might do in the wake of Hamdan. The same page features a (written) Q & A with Nina Totenberg about some of the legal aspects of the Congressional debate that lies ahead.