Supreme Court tackles due process during its last week of arguments

The Supreme Court’s final slate of oral arguments next week will mark Justice Neil Gorsuch’s second week of arguments on the high court. And while the cases are not particularly high profile, they will give insight into how the new nine-justice court will function.

On Monday, the high court will hear a pair of cases dealing with due process. In McWilliams v. Dunn, the Supreme Court will consider the issue of whether precedent in another decision dictating that an indigent defendant receive meaningful expert assistance also requires that the expert be independent from the prosecution.