Supreme Court Hears Argument On Referendum Banning Affirmative Action
Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.
Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a major campaign finance case yesterday.
A new poll shows public approval for the Supreme Court nearing a all-time low.
Liberal leaders want Ruth Bader Ginsburg to retire so President Obama can appoint her successor. She wants to hang around another decade.
The Supreme Court today struck down the most controversial part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
A major Constitutional ruling from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Affirmative Action in education didn’t go as far as many thought it would, but it’s future in the near-term seems fairly clear.
Today’s decision by the Supreme Court was, on the surface, a victory for Federal Supremacy, but the issue itself is far from resolved.
Another body blow to the Fourth Amendment from the Supreme Court.
The Defense Of Marriage Act didn’t fare very well during today’s Supreme Court oral arguments.
Today’s hearing on Proposition 8 left some wondering if the Court may end up punting the case away.
The Fourth Amendment got even weaker yesterday.
Last January 1, some of us made a series of predictions. Here’s how we did.
If you can name at least one of these people, you know more than two-thirds of your fellow citizens.
For the first time in 80 years, there are no veterans on the major party Presidential tickets.
One part of the Supreme Court’s PPACA ruling has not received a lot of attention, but it has the potential to have a lot of impact in the future.
Regardless of how the Court rules on the Affordable Care Act, the upcoming election has the potential to reshape the Court for decades to come.
Today, the Supreme Court decided that mandatory life sentences for juveniles violate the 8th Amendment.
Public opinion of the Supreme Court has declined in recent years. But It’s not because of anything the Court did.
The Solicitor General had another bad day in Court yesterday.
This morning, the Justices pondered the fate of the PPACA if they strike down the individual mandate.
The Supreme Court issued a somewhat muddled ruling on GPS tracking today.
A far-reaching decision from the Supreme Court protecting religious liberty.
The Chief Justice Of The United States defends his colleagues.
In a desperate bid to save a floundering campaign, Rick Perry is willing to sacrifice important freedoms.
Questions have been raised about whether it is proper for Elena Kagan to hear the Affordable Care Act lawsuit.
Perversely, highly qualified nominees for the courts are more likely to be rejected by Congress.
Supreme Court nominees were confirmed quite easily within recent memory. What’s changed?
A few liberal law professors say Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should resign now so President Obama can pick her successor.
Another major campaign finance case from the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court struck down a ban on the sale of violent video games to children, a victory for the First Amendment and parental authority.
The challenges to the Affordable Care Act will remain in the Courts of Appeals for now, but they’re still on a pretty fast track.
House Democrats are calling on Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from any litigation regarding the Affordable Care Act. It’s a phony argument, but that’s because it has everything to do with politics and nothing to do with legal ethics.
The Supreme Court yesterday heard oral argument in a case where being on the right side means supporting some vile people, but that’s what the First Amendment is all about.
Elena Kagan has announced that she will not participated in the consideration of more than half the cases currently scheduled to be hear by the Supreme Court when it’s new term begins in October.
The 9th Circuit yesterday ruled that Stolen Valor laws violate the 1st Amendment and that there is a limited right to lie.
Pat Leahy suggests allowing retired SCOTUS Justices fill in when a sitting member recuses himself. A great idea on paper, it won’t work in practice.
Should we abandon the notion of civil marriage? Would doing so end the clash over homosexual unions?
Are we nearing the point where presidents won’t be able to fill Supreme Court vacancies?