There nonetheless are a couple of issues on which the Court’s majority followed that just-cited line-up – the left plus Justice Kennedy – but for which a new appointment could realistically change the result because the issues do not necessarily track the traditional liberal-versus- conservative breakdown:  executive power and preemption. [read post]

The Weber-Morgan Health Department (HD) issued a news release indicating that three people had contracted E. coli O121:H19 from the same source, and that two had developed HUS. [read post]