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Question: Members of the US Supreme Court are too shorthanded to extend the long arm of the law and they begin another term minus one. As the incomplete court works with uncertainty, how will cases be affected when they replace the late Antonin Scalia and the nominee is eventually appointed?
In the meantime, is long-term immigration detention illegal? http://www.theatlantic.com/…/supreme-court-immigrat…/487877/ #NewsEngagementDay

In Colorado case on racial discrimination by a juror is being heard.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/20/us/politics/supreme-court-to-hear-cas… Another case in Colorado involves payments to exonerees also goes before refunding court fees in criminal cases http://dpo.st/2dheR6c

California has a case dealing with long-term immigration detention. Question: Is long-term immigration detention illegal? http://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2016/06/supreme-court-immigrati…

Since many of those cases concern criminal justice, how could they be decided in 4-4 ties? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-to-beg…

http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/manuel-v-city-of-joliet/