With the Supreme Court's new term, we are to see a new justice, which is always an interesting time. Furthermore, there will be three female justices, which is a first in the history of the Supreme Court. To begin, we'll be seeing free speech cases on the docket. These include the anti-gay protesters at the military funerals as well as the banning of violent video games to children in California. Many proponents of free speech, a part of the First Amendment, worry about how the results of these cases will affect the freedom of speech. One case I am particularly interested to see the result of is the separation of church and state, explored in the Arizona tax credit scholarship program.
Something else I find of particular interest is Justice Kagan's conflict of interest in many cases. Due to her prior role in the White House, she will excuse herself from nearly half (24 of 51) of the docketed cases. While it is obviously for the best that she excuse herself, it leaves one to wonder about the rulings of an evenly numbered court on nearly half of their cases.
I found a good deal of extra information here, as well as on political websites and sites about the Supreme Court.
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