The justices’ winter interlude comes to an end next week and perhaps, too, a big lingering question: Will the court squeeze into arguments this term the fight over a citizenship question on the next census? For now, it’s time to focus on one of the term’s biggest cases—Auer deference! We take a look at some of the many amicus briefs. Plus: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse recently raised questions—in a letter to the chief—about the funding of amicus briefs. Scroll down for our SCOTUS headline roundup. Thanks for reading, and contact us at [email protected] and [email protected].

 

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