SCOTUS for law students: Free speech and religious freedom intersect in case of Utah crosses

SCOTUSblog: Sometimes, it seems, a case may confound the Supreme Court: should it grant certiorari to hear oral argument and decide the question presented by the case, should it deny review even though the case presents important questions, should it rule summarily, without hearing oral arguments, or should it instead hold the case for a related one? That may be what is happening with the petitions for certiorari in Utah Highway Patrol Association v. American Atheists (No. 10-1276) and Davenport v. American Atheists (No. 10-1297).