It's the First Monday in October and so SCOTUS begins its new term.
The DJ has Supreme Court returns to 9th Circuit as new term opens -- The justices have already agreed to hear six appeals from the 9th Circuit, nearly matching last term's total, as major disputes over firearms, ERISA and Apple's battle with Epic Games reach the high court.
There's also a lot of Alito press out right now: E.g., The Washington Times has Alito says he knows who leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade -- "Justice Alito, 76, made the Sunday talk show rounds ahead of the release of his new book, “So Ordered: An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country” (Basic Liberty), which will be released Tuesday. Amid reports that he is weighing retirement, he said he considers doing so each year but has no immediate plans to step aside."
Law360 has Roberts Wants Less Talk. Supreme Court Attorneys Disagree.
Near the end of last term, Chief Justice John Roberts voiced his frustration with the U.S. Supreme Court's lengthening oral argument sessions and suggested the justices might tweak their format over the summer. But as the new term begins Monday, the court has yet to announce any changes, and advocates see little need for improvement.