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Counsel, sharpen your legal arguments. The Supreme Court returns for its new term this week, and it's expected to be a corker. This will be the court's first full term with Samuel Alito in Sandra Day O'Connor's old seat. And on the docket are a raft...
1 UNANIMITY IS JOHN ROBERTS' GOAL
During Chief Justice Roberts' honeymoon term, about half the court's decisions were unanimous--nearly double the typical tally in recent years. This term, big cases on divisive social issues mean Roberts is likely to struggle to build such consensus. Still, he'll try in order to boost the court...
Those expecting a party-pooping exposé of the pirate lifestyle as boring or over-hyped will be pleasantly surprised. It turns out that guys like Blackbeard, Bartholomew Roberts, and Captain Kidd largely met or exceeded our cultural expectations.
Columbus Day might be the first time this fall when sleepy students get to skip their 9 a.m. sections in celebration of the nation’s history, but tomorrow, campus patriots will be able to get an earlier federalist fix. Classes will remain in session, but Harvard will celebrate...