Good morning and welcome to Supreme Court Brief. Today is the final day of the December argument session. Tuesday began with U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar engaging in a court tradition: The introduction of the newest attorney general, Merrick Garland, to the justices. Today begins with another closely watched argument, the Maine school choice challenge. But we take a look at the second argument, a significant death penalty case. Plus: A Woody Allen movie made an appearance in yesterday’s arguments on the Armed Career Criminal Act.

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