Despite the short week for federal employees, the Supreme Court has a few noteworthy oral arguments coming up this week.

Most interesting, in my opinion, is Tuesday’s Williams-Yulee v. The Florida Bar, a First Amendment challenge to the Florida judicial code, which prohibits candidates for judicial office from personally soliciting campaign funds. It’s an interesting amicus lineup, with the ACLU in favor of the free-speech position in this case and numerous liberal groups filing briefs in favor of speech restrictions.

The other Tuesday case will examine whether the Supremacy Clause guarantees a private cause of action to enforce federal law against state law.

On Wednesday, the Court will hear about criminal law and housing law. Rodriguez v. United States (to be argued on Wednesday) asks whether a police officer can extend a traffic stop for a quick canine sniff even though there is no reasonable suspicion and no additional reason to continue the stop. The Court will also hear Texas Dept. of Housing & Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, which addresses whether disparate-impact liability applies to the Fair Housing Act.