Afternoon Briefs: Man acquitted for Facebook rants about judge; trial to begin in law prof’s slaying

As summer draws to a close, and as attention will soon shift to the October 2017 U.S. Supreme Court term—which looks to be filled with blockbuster cases—it is worth pausing and reflecting back on the stories that weren’t told about October term of 2016. What were some of the “sleeper” cases that did not make…