Round-Up

In today’s New York Times, Linda Greenhouse has this news analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Carhart and Planned Parenthood. Kirk Johnson of the New York Times reportshere on what both sides expect will be a new push for limitations on abortion as a result of Wednesday’s ruling.

The Washington Post’s Robert Barnes has this news analysis on the decision and what it portends for the Roberts Court. Also in today’s Washington Post, Kenji Yoshino has this book review of Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher’s new biography, The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas. In yesterday’s Post, HealthDay reporter Steven Reinberg had this story on the Court’s ruling and its medical implications.

NPR’s Nina Totenberg had this audio segment discussing the Court’s decision yesterday on “Morning Edition”; in today’s LA Times, University of Chicago Law School Professor Cass R. Sunstein has this editorial discussing Justice Ginsburg’s dissent; and AP writer Mark Sherman reports here on Kennedy’s key role in further legal action on abortion.

In the Wall Street Journal’s Econoblog, F.M. “Mike” Scherer, former chief economist at the Federal Trade Commission, and Larry White, a former director of economic policy at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, discuss minimum price agreements and Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS here.

Ilya Somin of Volokh Conspiracy has this article in Reason Magazine analyzing the Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London and the progress of eminent domain reform.

At the BLT, Tony Mauro has this post about Justice Breyer and Justice Alito’s testimony before a House Judiciary Committee subcommittee yesterday; and Joe Crea reports here on a political cartoon in the Philadelphia Inquirer that pictures the five Catholic members of the Court wearing bishop miters. Rick Garnett has this post at PrawfsBlawg discussing the cartoon.