Today at SCOTUS: No abortion (that was yesterday), no guns (that's tomorrow), but two more oral arguments -- one on free speech and the other on arbitration and federal jurisdiction.
First up will be Houston Community College System v. Wilson. It's a case brought by a member of a community college board who claims the college violated his First Amendment rights by censuring him for critical speech. Here's @AHoweBlogger's preview:
scotusblog.com/2021/11/a-comm…
Next will be Badgerow v. Walters, a case that began as an employment-discrimination lawsuit and now raises thorny questions about federal courts' jurisdiction to confirm or vacate arbitration awards.
scotusblog.com/2021/11/justic…
Arguments begin at 10 a.m. EDT. You can listen live here: supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…

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