With the Court slated to resume oral arguments next Monday, previews of the upcoming Term continue.  Writing for Education Week, Mark Walsh looks ahead at the Term from an education perspective, while Cornell University Law School’s Legal Information Institute has posted its previews for the cases slated for argument in the October sitting.

Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s complete ban on pay for students who play football and basketball at Division I schools violates federal antitrust law, setting the stage for a possible ruling on the issue by the Supreme Court.  Lyle Denniston reported on the case for this blog, with other coverage coming from Howard Mintz of the San Jose Mercury News. 

Briefly:

• In her column for The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse discusses the criticism from the right of Chief Justice John Roberts and suggests that it is “revealing of an ideological transformation now underway in how an increasingly influential segment of the conservative elite views the role of courts.”
• At Balkinization, Marty Lederman summarizes the status of the petitions seeking review of lower-court decisions upholding the accommodations offered by the Obama administration to non-profit religious groups that object to providing their female employees with health insurance that includes access to certain forms of birth control.
• In an op-ed for the Supreme Court Brief (subscription or registration required), Todd Peppers and Micheal Giles weigh in on the Justices’ appearances (or lack thereof) at the pope’s address to Congress.
• In the Legal Times (subscription or registration required), Zoe Tillman reports on the First Amendment challenge to a ban on protests at the Court.
• In an op-ed for The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Howard Husock urges the Court to review a ruling by the Ninth Circuit that rejected a challenge to requirements in California and New York that non-profits provide the states with donor information that is otherwise provided only to the IRS.

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On October 7, the Bar Association of San Francisco will host a preview on the upcoming Supreme Court Term. Speakers will include Rory Little, Jane Schacter, Fred Smith, and Benjamin Horwich.  More information about the event, which will be hosted at the BASF’s Conference Center in San Francisco, is available on its website.