Despite my prediction that it appeared to be time for the Supreme Court to issue a ruling in at least one of these cases today (argued Feb. 28 and March 1), the Court has issued opinions in only one argued case, tangentially related to election law. According to Lyle Denniston, in Garcetti v. Ceballos, the Court ruled 5-4 that “the First Amendment does not provide protection for comments that a public employee makes in the course of performing regular duties, even if the comments alleged corruption or government wrongdoing.”
The next opportunity for a ruling in these election law cases appears to be Monday, June 5 (though I’m not sure when the Court might begin adding Thursday release dates for opinions).