NYTimes Coverage of the 2012 Term of the Supreme Court

C.J. Roberts Allows Maryland to Continue to Collect Arrestees' DNA New York Times, 31 July 2012
Judicial Power, Statutory Construction, and Legislative Lethargy New York Times, 20 August 2012
Preparations on the Court for Execution Stay Petitions New York Times, 4 September 2012
W. Virginia Reapportionment and 2012 Elections New York Times, 25 September 2012
2012 Term of the Court Opens New York Times, 30 September 2012
     NYT Editorial on 2012 Term New York Times, 30 September 2012
The Roberts Court New York Times, 1 October 2012
Human Rights and Federal Court Jurisdiction New York Times, 2 October 2012
Consequences of ObamaCare Case New York Times, 2 October 2012
The Supremes, The Schools, and Affirmative Action New York Times, 6 October 2012
Affirmative Action at U. Texas: Fisher v. University of Texas New York Times, 9 October 2012
Stays of Execution for Mentally Incompetent? New York Times, 9 October 2012
Oral Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas New York Times, 10 October 2012
Gay Marriage and Brown v. Board New York Times, 11 October 2012
Juvenile Murderers and the Death Penalty New York Times, 13 October 2012
Rethinking Affirmative Action New York Times, 13 October 2012
Can a State Require Proof of Citizenship to Allow Voting? New York Times, 13 October 2012
Presidential Election and Judicial Vacancies New York Times, 16 October 2012
Supremes Allow Ohio Early Voting to Continue New York Times, 16 October 2012
Sovereign Immunity and Prisoner's Suits New York Times, 16 October 2012
Dogs, Noses, and the Search and Seizure Clause New York Times, 29 October 2012
Standing, Warrantless Taps, and Terrorism Control New York Times, 29 October 2012
Copyrites, Imported Textbooks, and the Court New York Times, 29 October 2012
The Court Gone to the Dogs: Oral Arguments in the Sniffing Case New York Times, 31 August 2012
Retroactivity of Counsel and Deportation Warning Case New York Times, 1 November 2012
What Constitutes a Class for a Class Action Suit? New York Times, 6 November 2012
Referenda, Gay Marriage, and the Supremes New York Times, 8 November 2012
Supremes Take on Voting Rights Case Out of Alabama New York Times, 10 November 2012
McQuiggin v. Perkins: Is Late-Asserted "Actual Innocence" Constitutionally Guaranteed? New York Times, 13 November 2012
Supervisors, Healthcare, and Insanity New York Times, 27 November 2012
Justices Ponder Attorney's Mistake and Sentencing Error New York Times, 29 November 2012
Parenting Genes New York Times, 1 December
Takings New York Times, 5 December
Custody Case from Scotland New York Times, 6 December
Generic Drugs and Antitrust Laws New York Times, 8 December
The Court Takes Two Gay Marriage Cases New York Times, 8 December
Public Opinion and Gay Marriage New York Times, 8 December
Heller and McDonald Aftermath New York Times, 20 December
Federal Law, Tribal Law, and Adoption New York Times, 25 December
JR and the "State of the Judiciary" Address New York Times, 1 January
Court Hears Class-Action Questions New York Times, 8 January
Justices Ponder Attorney Negligence Questions New York Times, 8 January
Securities Fraud, Statute of Limitations, and Federal Power Before Court New York Times, 9 January
Court Rejects Stays of Capital Punishment Appeals New York Times, 9 January
Warrants, Blood Draws, and Suspected Drunk Drivers New York Times, 10 January
Court to Hear Speech Case on Conditional Funding of HIV Programs New York Times, 12 January
Sotomayor has an Autobiography that She's Hawking New York Times, 14 January
Justice Thomas Speaks New York Times, 15 January
A Home is not a Boat, Even When It Is a Boat New York Times, 16 January
Cell Phone Towers, States, and the Scope of the FCC's Authority New York Times, 17 January
Review of Sotomayor Autobio New York Times, 19 January
This Time They Got It Right... First Time Through New York Times, 20 January
(Another) Review of Sotomayor Autobio New York Times, 22 January
Shelby County: Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act Challenged New York Times, 18 February
Sotomayor Loses Fervor for Broadcasting Supreme Court New York Times, 19 February
Court Supports F.T.C.'s Power to Block Hospital Mergers New York Times, 20 February
Court Accepts Federal Campaign Donation Limits Case New York Times, 21 February
Court Holds Counsel Warning vis Deportation Is Not Retroactive New York Times, 21 February
Oral Arguments in State Freedom of Information Act Cases New York Times, 21 February
Justices Hear Filing Deadline Case on Evidence of Innocence New York Times, 26 February
Republicans File Pro-Marriage Amicus Brief in DOMA Case New York Times, 26 February
Justices' Hold Journalists Lack Standing to Sue In Foreign Wiretaps Case New York Times, 27 February
Court Hears Arguments About DNA Swab Practice New York Times, 28 February
Justices Hear Case Challenging Constitutionality of Voting Rights Act New York Times, 28 February
Corporations File Amicus Brief in DOMA Case New York Times, 28 February
Decision in Two Securities Cases New York Times, 28 February
Corporations, Customers, and Class-Action Suits Before the Court New York Times, 28 February
Sandra Day O'Connor's Civics Lesson on the Court New York Times, 5 March
Court to Decide Limits of Liability of Generic Drug Manufacturers New York Times, 5 March
Floods, Real and Metaphorical New York Times,  5 March
Some Liberals Pushing Against Affirmative Action New York Times, 10 March
Gideon at 50 New York Times, 10 March
Appelate Court Decision on Recess Appointments Appealed New York Times, 13 March
Limits of Gideon New York Times, 16 March
San Francisco Prosecutor's Office and Gay Marriage New York Times, 20 March
Oral Arguments in Arizona Proof of Citizenship to Vote Case New York Times, 20 March
Who is the ONE in "One Person, One Vote"? New York Times, 20 March
Court Upholds Resales of Imported Copyrighted Goods New York Times, 20 March
Generic Drug Injuries and Liability New York Times, 20 March
Court Rules for Loggers in Water Runoff Case New York Times, 21 March
Takings (the Constitutional Kind) and Raisins New York Times, 21 March
Roe and Gay Marriage Case New York Times, 24 March
Drug Deals: Name and Generic New York Times, 25 March
New Michigan Affirmative Action Case New York Times, 26 March
Prop 8: Issues and Questions New York Times, 26 March
Prop 8 Gets Skeptical Welcome From the Justices New York Times, 27 March
Olson and Cooper: Old Friends at Odds in Gay Marriage Cases New York Times, 27 March
5-4 Court Holds for Comcast in Class-Action Case New York Times, 28 March
Issues in DOMA  Case New York Times, 28 March
Justices Hear DOMA Case New York Times, 28 March
Arguing and Enforcing: Obama and DOMA New York Times, 29 March
Who Provided the Fourth Vote to Hear Perry? New York Times, 30 March
Can Human Genes Be Patented? New York Times, 15 April
Standing in Line to See the Court: A Possible Career Path? New York Times, 16 April
Justices Deny Cert. in NY State Gun Case New York Times, 16 April
Orals in Human Gene Patenting Case New York Times, 16 April
Baby Girl Case Argued before the Justices New York Times, 17 April
Split Court Splits on Federal Labor Law Claims New York Times, 17 April
Court Denies Federal Jurisdiction In Nigerian Human Rights Case New York Times, 18 April
Supremes Hold Warrant is Usually Required for a Blood Test New York Times, 18 April
Can Government Condition AIDS Grants and Limit Speech of Administrators? New York Times, 23 April
Justices Rule for Immigrant in Deportation Drug Case New York Times, 23 April
Court Denies Cert. to an Alabama Immigration Case New York Times, 30 April
Justices Side with States in Rejecting FOI Requests New York Times, 30 April
How May Years is a Life Sentence? New York Times, 30 April
Corporate Interests: "What a Friend We Have in the Court" (first verse) New York Times, 4 May
Corporate Interests: "What a Friend We Have in the Court" (first verse) New York Times, 19 May
Increasing Agreement at the SCOTUS?  (p.s. Just Wait....) New York Times, 28 May
Gitmo and Obama New York Times, 30 May
Cheek Swabs of Arrestees Don't Violate 4th Amendment New York Times, 5 June
Amar and Katyal Argument Against Cheeky Scalia New York Times, 5 June
Shifting Tides: Gay Clerks in the Chambers of the Justices New York Times, 9 June
Court Leaves Stand Injunction Against Images in Abortion Protest New York Times, 11 June
Applicability of Sentencing Guidelines New York Times, 11 June
Social Science Use in Maryland v. King New York Times, 11 June
The Pacing of Cert. Grants and Supreme Court Decisions New York Times, 13 June
Miranda Cabined As Silence Can Be Noted In Criminal Trials New York Times, 17 June
Government Can Sue Drug Companies Over Generic Drug Deals New York Times, 17 June
Court Blocks Arizona Effort to Require Voters to Prove Citizenship New York Times, 17 June
Justices Reject Class-Action Suits Against Corporations in Light of Arbitration New York Times, 20 June
Restrictions on Government Funded Speech are Unconstitutional Conditions New York Times, 20 June
Equality before the Court as It Enters the Last Week of Its Term New York Times, 23 June
Tradition Dominates Court Communication New York Times, 24 June
Another Reason to Go to Georgetown Legal Center New York Times, 24 June
Employment Discrimination Decisions Go Against Employees New York Times, 25 June
Court Punts Affirmative Action... but May Have Signaled Its Coming End New York Times, 25 June
Court Takes Recess Appointments Case New York Times, 25 June
Baby Girl Case Narrowly Resolved Against Biological Father New York Times, 26 June
Supremes Kill VRA Coverage Formulat New York Times, 26 June
Gay Marriage Cases New York Times, 27 June
Recap of 2012 Term New York Times, 28 June
Abortion Looming in Court's Future? New York Times, 28 June
Wrapping Up: Roberts for the Right New York Times, 30 June
Wrapping up: Kagan for the Left New York Times, 30 June
RBG, SS, and AK Hang Together New York Times, 2 July
Voting Statistics in Divided Cases New York Times, 2 July

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