The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to give more freedom for interest groups and unions to run TV ads before elections, and also ruled to limit taxpayers' rights to challenge government initiatives as unconstitutionally promoting religion. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The opening of the Supreme Court's fall session
U. S. Supreme court watchers will be looking for more signs of the court's conservative leaning when the fall session begins on Monday. Two of those observers talk about the important issues facing the court, from elections to Guantanamo detentions.
Guests
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David Stras: Associate professor of law, University of Minnesota.
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Daniel Farber: Professor of law, University of California at Berkeley. His newest book is "Retained by the People: The "Silent" Ninth Amendment and the Constitutional Rights Americans Don't Know They Have."
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