Round-Up

In today’s New York Times, this editorial calls on Congress to take action in the wake of the Court’s decision not to hear the Guantánamo detainees’ habeas corpus appeal.

Reuters has this article about the Enron investors’ appeal to the Supreme Court, asking the justices to review their class-action lawsuit against banks and securities firms that had advised Enron on financial transactions before its collapse; Kristen Hays of the Houston Chronicle reports here on the filing, which asks the High Court to reverse the Fifth Circuit’s March ruling; Paul Fain has this post at the Chronicle of Higher Education’s News Blog; and AP writer Juan A. Lozano reports here on the shareholders’ cert. petition. An earlier post on the new filing is here.

In the National Law Journal, Linda S. Mullenix has this article discussing the significance of the Fifth Circuit’s decision in the Enron case, Regents of the University of California v. Credit Suisse First Boston (USA) Inc.. Also in the National Law Journal, Marcia Coyle reports here on the Court’s recent ruling in Rockwell International Corp. v. U.S.

Peter Schmidt has this piece at the Chronicle of Higher Education’s News Blog discussing Justice O’Connor’s speech today at the National Press Club, in which she discussed affirmative action in higher education as part of a symposium on diversity at colleges.

At Election Law, Rick Hasen has this post about the possibility that the Crawford v. Marion County Election Board voter identification case will reach the Supreme Court and these additional thoughts.