Supreme Court justices are getting in the habit of curbing state courts. Is it fair? — and more media coverage of UCLA

A New York Times news analysis examines accusations from liberal justices that the U.S. Supreme Court is increasingly using its emergency docket to intervene before states’ highest courts can weigh in. Richard Hasen, founding director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at the UCLA School of Law, said the court’s action in an election-mapping dispute may have been a response to what appeared to be a novel redistricting approach in New York — potentially a one-off move rather than a signal the justices will routinely intervene in state election-law decisions. Still, Hasen said he could not recall another elections case where the court intervened on an emergency basis before a state high court had acted. Read more about UCLA in today’s New York Times.  

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A vexing problem for college students: Course availability | New York Times

And be aware that at some community colleges, students who attend for multiple semesters may earn “priority” enrollment for in-demand courses, said Robert Fairlie, a professor of public policy and economics at the University of California, Los Angeles.