DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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“A Breathtaking Amount of Authority” — Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Strike Down President Biden’s CDC Eviction Moratorium

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services

PART 2
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Constitutional Self-Government Is a Rare and Precious Civilizational Achievement — And it Is Fragile

PART 3
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“I Don’t Think Any Member of the Court is Living In Pluto or Something” — Justice Stephen Breyer Faces Pressure From Liberals to Retire

NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court

PART 4
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Concept of Parole Holds Out the Opportunity of Release from Prison to Those Convicted of Certain Crimes Under Certain Circumstances — What About the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy?

NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS)
Parole Board Recommends Release of Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin

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