The Other Other Major Supreme Court Cases This Term
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2015/06/supreme_court_decisions_gay_marriage_and_obamacare_aren_t_the_only_huge.html
Although there are 11 cases still outstanding on the Supreme Court’s docket following Thursday’s decisions, someone reading recent coverage of the court could be forgiven for thinking there are only two cases the court has yet to decide this term: Obamacare tax credits and gay marriage. This is nothing new. Every year the court decides roughly 70 cases, but the coverage of two or three often crowds out the rest, making the work of an already opaque institution even less visible to the public. That’s why it’s worth remembering that even though marriage and health care may be the biggest cases the court will decide over the next few weeks, they’re hardly the only important ones. As I and others have written, the legacy of Chief Justice John Roberts and of his court will be shaped by where they land on these two cases. But many of the other cases the court will be deciding over the next few weeks could be incredibly consequential as well. And they, too, will help define the legacy of Roberts and his court.
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