Joe Katz: It's October and you know what that means: SPOOKY SEASON (the Supreme Court starts its new term) Posting a megathread of term previews starting with @elienyc.bsky.social summarizing the central question: will their decisions drag us to the right with Roberts-style decorum or Thomas-style contempt?

It's October and you know what that means: SPOOKY SEASON (the Supreme Court starts its new term) Posting a megathread of term previews starting with @elienyc.bsky.social summarizing the central question: will their decisions drag us to the right with Roberts-style decorum or Thomas-style contempt?

Supreme Court Preview: This Term, It Can Always Get Worsewww.thenation.com With the liberals thoroughly outmatched, the upcoming term will not be a battle between right and left—it will be a battle between shades of extremism.

Our beloved @lawdorknews.bsky.social @chrisgeidner.bsky.social talks about how as soon as tomorrow we'll start a series of cases that may "substantially cut down the modern administrative state."

Back to courtwww.lawdork.com Tuesday's SCOTUS arguments will be a first sign of the court we're dealing with this term. Also: Louisiana redistricting. And: Florida has an execution set for Tuesday.

BOOM! Lawyered does their Supreme Court preview, with some notes on gerrymandering and access to medication abortion and gender-affirming care all the more ominous because of their long history of Cassandra-like prescience

Brace Yourselves—SCOTUS Is Coming Backrewirenewsgroup.com And they’re making Jess and Imani do math.

A valuable step-back-and-look-at-the-whole-picture view of the term and its potential damage to our country from @dahlialithwick.bsky.social and @mjsdc.bsky.social

This Supreme Court Term’s Grimmest Cases Share One Thing in Commonslate.com They emerged from the depths of the 5th Circuit.

Here @jaywillis.bsky.social reviews how the conservatives have total control of the Court's agenda and explains why "they might throw out Chevron deference" should strike fear into your heart

There Is No Such Thing As a “Quiet” Supreme Court Termballsandstrikes.org When conservatives have this much control over the Court’s agenda, the only question for liberals is how much they lose, and how quickly.

I've read... jfc, more than 50 Stephen King books without ever coming across nightmare fuel like this from Take Back The Court. (Except for Revival. Revival freaked me the hell out.)

8 Supreme Court Cases to Watch This Fall (And After)takebackthecourt.substack.com The Court is back, and its docket is as bad as ever.

And now some individual case previews, starting with @slooterman.bsky.social writing on the under-the-radar Acheson Hotels LLC v Laufer, which "has the potential to gut one of the main enforcement mechanisms of the ADA... [and] could have a more far-reaching impact on other civil rights law."

The 19th Explains: The Supreme Court case that could gut the Americans with Disabilities Act19thnews.org The court will examine whether a disabled advocate can sue hotels without being a guest. Advocates say independent civil rights testers are vital to ADA enforcement.

@scottjshapiro.bsky.social

I'm a Canadian lawyer doing an LLM in the states, and it couldn't be a more interesting time to do so. The real question on my mind is - how do you get it back once you've lost it?

If you come up with a good answer, please let us know ASAP

Thanks!

Feel free to mention the new NC General Assembly secret police.