The justices are back on the bench this morning for arguments on an issue that has puzzled and frustrated lower courts and practitioners alike: how to apply fractured U.S. Supreme Court precedents. The issue returns to the justices this time in a sentencing case. We also have an update on how the government is responding to the passage of the CLOUD Act and its potential impact on the pending decision in United States v. Microsoft. And we have more lawyerly input on another vexing issue: Is a hot dog a sandwich? The court is expected to issue decisions this morning as well, so stay tuned. June is right around the corner.

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