Big Doings At SCOTUS Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the last day of the Supreme Court’s current term, and there are expected to be some decisions on big, controversial cases. (That’s not unusual. The Court often leaves big, controversial cases to the end.)

We also might get a number of resignations tomorrow, but my guess is that whatever we’re likely to get will come the next day or later in the week. (Think about it: If you were a Supreme Court justice would you want ot announce your resignation on a day when you were handing down controversial decision and had all kinds of protesters at the Court building ready to cheer or scream at the news of your resignation and do either or both in front of waiting cameras so the media can hype it?)

So here’s a preview of what’s likely to come down tomorrow (unless, for some reason the justices hold a case over until the next term–e.g., for re-argument):

Justices have a few cases left to resolve, including two of the most-watched of the term: the Ten Commandments appeals from Texas and Kentucky and a case that will determine the liability of Internet file-sharing services for clients’ illegal swapping of songs and movies.

Also Monday, justices are expected to announce whether they will hear appeals from two journalists who may face jail time for refusing to reveal sources in the leak of an undercover CIA officer’s identity.

Rulings are also awaited in a Tennessee death penalty case, an appeal that will decide police departments’ liability for not enforcing restraining orders, and a challenge to the tight control cable companies hold over high-speed Internet service.

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Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live." View all posts by Jimmy Akin