Judicial engagement at the Supreme Court; a pair of Sixth Amendment cases from the federal circuits; and a huge victory for economic liberty in the Texas Supreme Court.

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First Circuit public view of jury selection http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/10-1974P-01A.pdf
Seventh Circuit marijuana deportation http://media.ca7.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/rssExec.pl?Submit=Display&Path=Y2015/D06-26/C:14-3579:J:Posner:aut:T:fnOp:N:1577050:S:0
Eyebrow threading decision http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008501/120657.pdf
Willett concurrence http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008502/120657c1.pdf

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