Supreme Court To Consider Whether To Accept 6th Circuit Marriage Appeals On January 9th
Shortly after the new year, we could know whether or not the Supreme Court will issue a definitive ruling on same-sex marriage by the end of June.
Shortly after the new year, we could know whether or not the Supreme Court will issue a definitive ruling on same-sex marriage by the end of June.
The Supreme Court says that police who have a “reasonable” misunderstanding of the law can still pull you over.
The Justices of the Supreme Court seemed to struggle yesterday to find an easy way to draw a line between protected speech and the kind of threats that are not protected by the First Amendment.
The next President will have a profound ability to shape the future of the Supreme Court, but that is unlikely to be the most important issue on voters minds in 2016.
The process that seems likely to lead to a Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage has begun.
States may not add to Federal requirements for voter registration, the Court rules. Which makes perfect sense.
The Supreme Court heard argument this week in a case involving a somewhat strange application of Federal law.
An unsurprising ruling from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals that only seems to bring closer the day when same-sex marriage will be legal nationwide.
The Supreme Court will decide if Congress can override American foreign policy when it comes to declaring who has dominion over Jerusalem.
Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.
By failing to act, the Supreme Court has effectively legalized same-sex marriage in eleven more states.
Once again, Justice Ginsburg is telling people she has no plans to resign, but her explanation is a bit different this time.
Chief Justice Roberts lamented recently that an increasingly partisan confirmation process could mean that Justices who have contributed much to the Court would not be confirmed today. He’s right.
Justice Ginsburg had some interesting things to say about the same-sex marriage cases headed to the Supreme Court.
Some people on the left are still trying to convince Ruth Bader Ginsburg that she needs to just step out on the ice floe already.
The Supreme Court’s next term doesn’t start for three months, but it’s becoming clear that the Justices will have to deal with marriage equality when it does.
Hobby Lobby wins, but it’s unclear just how far this opinion will go.
Another solid victory for the First Amendment from the Roberts Court.
The Supreme Court rules that Recess Appointments can only be made when there’s actually a Congressional recess.
Even the most ideologically divided members of the Supreme Court agree with each other 65% of the time.
Using a chemical to commit a purely domestic crime doesn’t make you an international criminal, the Supreme Court correctly decided today.
The Supreme Court, subject to revision.
The Supreme Court has again ruled that prayers that open legislative sessions are not unconstitutional.
Today’s oral argument before the Supreme Court on the issue of police searches of cell phones and smartphones left much up in the air.
The Court gets the result right, but their reasoning will make things much more difficult for courts, defendants, and victims.
Yesterday the Supreme Court greatly expanded the circumstances under which police can rely on anonymous tips.
The Supreme Court may have just found a way to end the debate over Affirmative Action in education.
President Obama has gotten more federal judges confirmed at every level than his predecessor had at this point.
Another liberal legal scholar is calling on Justice Ginsburg to resign. She’s unlikely to listen to them.
Should states have the right to ban affirmative action? The Supreme Court will decide that this term.
The argument that the Roberts Court has been overly “activist” does not hold up to examination.
The Supreme Court heard argument in a major campaign finance case yesterday.
Once, against Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes it clear she isn’t going anywhere.
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.
It’s going to be another eventful month for the Supreme Court.
Justice Ginsburg made some interesting comments about Roe v. Wade recently. Could they be a signal about where the Court is headed on gay marriage?
The Defense Of Marriage Act didn’t fare very well during today’s Supreme Court oral arguments.
The Fourth Amendment got even weaker yesterday.
The Court’s 2012-2013 term begins tomorrow morning, and there are plenty of big cases on the docket.