Doe v. Reed has made the “Petitions to Watch” list at SCOTUSblog and for good reason. The Court already got involved in this case at an earlier stage, imposing a stay pending a decision on the cert request. That already suggests the Court is taking the question seriously.
But here’s another compelling reason: the case, like Citizens United and the Prop. 8 trial case, fits into the meme of conservatives facing harassment for their views (sometimes even if their views represent the views of a (slim) majority of the population!).
My earlier coverage of the case, and the fascinating constitutional issues it raises, is here and here.
I’m going out on a limb and predicting a cert grant. What does it cost me? I’ve been wrong before!