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THE SUPREME COURT DENIES A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE'S PRIVACY IN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: WHAT'S NEXT?
FindLaw columnist and Cornell law professor Sherry Colb comments on the Supreme Court's recent, end-of-Term decision in Ontario v. Quon. Colb contends that the Court's outcome -- holding that a public employer can, under some circumstances, read the text messages an employee sends on an employer-owned pager that is meant to be used for work purposes -- should have been unsurprising to Court observers. Read more...

ELENA KAGAN ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT: EVIDENCE FROM HER CONFIRMATION HEARINGS
FindLaw columnist, attorney, and author Julie Hilden comments on the First-Amendment-related views that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan voiced during her confirmation hearings. Read more...

TALKING TO TERRORISTS: THE WORST U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION OF THE TERM
FindLaw columnist and human rights attorney Joanne Mariner discusses the Supreme Court's recent, end-of-Term decision in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project. Read more...

THE VATICAN ADJUSTS ITS CHILD-SEX-ABUSE POLICIES AGAIN: A REMINDER OF HOW STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS PLAY A NEFARIOUS ROLE
FindLaw columnist and Cardozo law professor Marci Hamilton comments on the Vatican's new policies regarding clergy-child-sex-abuse claims. Read more...

HOW HARRY REID MIGHT RESPOND TO SHARRON ANGLE'S PLANNED "SLAPP" SUIT
FindLaw columnist and former counsel to the president John Dean discusses the suit that may soon be filed by Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle against her opponent Harry Reid, the Democratic Majority Leader of the US Senate. Read more...