As Election Day nears, groups brace for legal showdown at the polls – In the post Bush vs. Gore era, this is what democracy looks like: lawyers and volunteers scrutinizing how ballots are distributed, scanned and stored. This election season has already shown out-of-the-ordinary levels of litigation, from voter purges to bills aiming to restrict voting access. Experts are projecting further legal battles post-election, too. The Miami Herald

Campaign for justices is on track to spend $5.5 million – Lawyers’ deep pockets have opened up in support of Florida’s justices. According to reports, lawyers are on track to raise $5.5 million to keep justices on the court amid the November retention campaign. The money has gone to promotional efforts like mailers, robo-calls, and TV and social media ads across Florida. The Miami Herald

Justices Hear Case on Deportation Warnings – A 2010 Supreme Court ruling decreed criminal defense lawyers must warn clients if a guilty plea could result in deportation, a call that Justice Samuel Alito predicted would “lead to much confusion and needless litigation.” Now justices are trying to clear up whether the ruling should apply retroactively to those whose convictions were finalized before the initial ruling. The New York Times

US economy adds 171K jobs; rate rises to 7.9 percent – Although the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent from 7.8, it’s unclear how much the new numbers will affect Tuesday’s elections. The September rate increased slightly mostly because more people began looking for jobs. Friday’s report was the last major snapshot of the economy before Election Day. Associated Press