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Honduras' Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that ousted President ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:23:08 GMT

(Reuters) - Honduras' Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that ousted President Manuel Zelaya cannot legally return to office, dimming the possibility of his reinstatement after a June coup, court sources said.

The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state improperly ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:02:53 GMT

(AP) - The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state improperly adopted the same three-drug lethal injection protocol that was upheld in the nation's highest court and is used by dozens of other states.

A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote ...

(AP) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:50:37 GMT

(AP) - A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote 14 firefighters who won a reverse discrimination case in a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh) ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:57:35 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia (AN'-toh-nihn skuh-LEE'-uh) has said in a speech at Ohio State University the Constitution is best treated as an original document within the context of its historical creation, not as a text subject to modern reinterpretation.

More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:21:33 GMT

(AP) - More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming slavery, a Maryland city unveiled a plaque Tuesday to educate visitors about the opinion and the local man who wrote it — and to quell a local controversy.

Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices ...

(AP) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:40:09 GMT

(AP) - Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to law schools, judges' conferences and lawyers' meetings.

The Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:17:04 GMT

(Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it rejected an appeal by six American Indians in their long-running legal challenge of the Washington Redskins' name, which they find racially offensive.

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:06:59 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive.

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a student who ...

(AP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:50:05 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a student who complained that high school officials violated her constitutional rights when they turned off her microphone during her religion-tinged graduation speech.

John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:34:43 GMT

(AP) - John J. O'Connor III, the husband of retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, has died.

John O'Connor, the husband of retired US Supreme Court justice ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:16:41 GMT

(AFP) - John O'Connor, the husband of retired US Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor, died Wednesday in Arizona after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease, the US high court announced.

The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:38:54 GMT

(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim that his lawyers erred during the sentencing phase of his trial.

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:48:32 GMT

(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether ...

(AP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:26:43 GMT

(AP) - A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. Their lawyers argue that the sentences for people so young are cruel and unusual, in violation of the Constitution, because young people have greater capacity to change.

A deeply divided US Supreme Court opened hearings Monday into ...

(AFP) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:54:31 GMT

(AFP) - A deeply divided US Supreme Court opened hearings Monday into whether juveniles can be sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes that do not involve murder.

U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant on Monday to ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:49:25 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared reluctant on Monday to make it unconstitutional for any juvenile who commits a crime other than murder to be sentenced to life in prison without possible release.

A sharply divided US Supreme Court on Monday debated whether ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - A sharply divided US Supreme Court on Monday debated whether to invalidate state laws that permit juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for nonhomicide crimes.

The US Supreme Court will Monday wrestle with the merits of ...

(AFP) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:05:48 GMT

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court will Monday wrestle with the merits of convicting juveniles who have not committed murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole -- a fate shared by 109 US prisoners, almost all of whom are non-white.

South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:43:29 GMT

(AP) - South Carolina's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that an ethics investigation into Gov. Mark Sanford's travel must be made public, clearing the way for lawmakers considering impeachment to review a report on the probe.

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday took up the difficult issue ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday took up the difficult issue of what to do about unscrupulous prosecutors willing to induce false testimony and hide exculpatory evidence to convict innocent defendants.

Two men wrongly imprisoned for life and a third still facing ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:48:33 GMT

(AFP) - Two men wrongly imprisoned for life and a third still facing the death penalty argued before the Supreme Court Wednesday that their sentences were the result of judicial misconduct and negligence.

Lawyers for the sniper whose deadly 2002 shooting spree terrorized ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:42:29 GMT

(AFP) - Lawyers for the sniper whose deadly 2002 shooting spree terrorized the US capital region urged the Supreme Court Wednesday to suspend his execution next week, arguing he had been badly represented.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:17:12 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed worried that allowing people to sue prosecutors who fabricate evidence to win convictions might chill other prosecutions — even if those prosecutors are doing their jobs correctly and honestly.

The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday set two new execution dates ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:59:15 GMT

(AP) - The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday set two new execution dates even as the state continues to rework its procedures for putting condemned inmates to death by injection.

He's a right-leaning New Jersey native with a lifelong love ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:16:14 GMT

(AP) - He's a right-leaning New Jersey native with a lifelong love of the Phillies. She's a liberal New Yorker who grew up near Yankee Stadium. They're eying each other warily these days from opposite ends of the Supreme Court bench.

The California Supreme Court is set to hear arguments challenging ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:03:57 GMT

(AP) - The California Supreme Court is set to hear arguments challenging a key section of a law aimed at protecting children from sexual predators.

Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic Monday to ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:19:00 GMT

(AP) - Several Supreme Court justices seemed unsympathetic Monday to calls for the courts to get involved in reining in what investors are calling "excessive" fees on mutual funds, a popular investment vehicle for millions of Americans.

The US Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the case of ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:38 GMT

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court refused Monday to consider the case of a Yemeni detainee held at Guantanamo Bay despite a lower court order for his release.

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a judge's ruling that ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:00:24 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a judge's ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge a reputed Ku Klux Klansman with kidnapping more than 40 years after two black men were abducted and killed in rural Mississippi.

The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release ...

(AP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:13:47 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court turned away another appeal to stop the release of documents generated for sexual abuse lawsuits against priests in a Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut.

The US Supreme Court has declined to decide whether the federal ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:00:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - The US Supreme Court has declined to decide whether the federal statute of limitations bars the prosecution of a former Ku Klux Klan (KKK) member accused of kidnapping and murdering two black teens in 1964.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:49:34 GMT

(AP) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that none of the young offenders got a fair hearing.

The Hawaii Supreme Court is bringing a 15-year court battle ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:28:05 GMT

(AP) - The Hawaii Supreme Court is bringing a 15-year court battle over Hawaiian lands to a close.

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says those who want ...

(AP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:47:47 GMT

(AP) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia says those who want modern-day legal interpretations to view the U.S. Constitution through contemporary lenses are seeking rigidity, not flexibility, in the country's justice system.

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to weigh ...

(McClatchy Newspapers) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:37:00 GMT

(McClatchy Newspapers) - WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to weigh whether a federal judge has the power to release Guantanamo Bay prisoners into the United States continues a legal tug of war begun when the Bush administration opened the overseas detention camp.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Wednesday ...

(Politico) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:48:00 GMT

(Politico) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized Wednesday night for the second time in less than a month, but was released Thursday morning, according to a court spokeswoman.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was hospitalized ...

(Politico) — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 02:48:00 GMT

(Politico) - Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was hospitalized Thursday after receiving a medical treatment at the court, was released Friday and was expected to be back at work in the afternoon, the court said in a statement.

James B. Comey Jr., the top Bush administration official who ...

(Politico) — Wed, 13 May 2009 22:29:00 GMT

(Politico) - James B. Comey Jr., the top Bush administration official who rebelled against plans for domestic eavesdropping, is being pushed by some White House officials for inclusion on the short list of candidates to replace Supreme Court Justice David Souter, Democratic sources said.

President Barack Obama met with Senate Republican and Democratic ...

(Politico) — Wed, 13 May 2009 21:45:00 GMT

(Politico) - President Barack Obama met with Senate Republican and Democratic leaders at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the process for nominating and selecting a new Supreme Court justice – a sign that he may be nearing a decision on who he wants to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Justice David Souter.

Justice David Souter once said that if a TV camera were ever ...

(Politico) — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:23:00 GMT

(Politico) - Justice David Souter once said that if a TV camera were ever allowed inside the Supreme Court, it would have to “roll over my dead body.”

Justice David Souter, who announced last week that he would ...

(Politico) — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:33:00 GMT

(Politico) - Justice David Souter, who announced last week that he would step down from the Supreme Court, privately told Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) of his plans in March, Leahy told reporters Tuesday.

President Barack Obama is looking to advance diversity with ...

(Politico) — Tue, 05 May 2009 15:46:00 GMT

(Politico) - President Barack Obama is looking to advance diversity with his pick to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter — and early speculation has focused on whether he'll pick a woman, or perhaps the first Hispanic justice.

Two top senators — Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy ...

(Politico) — Sun, 03 May 2009 15:09:00 GMT

(Politico) - Two top senators — Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D-Vt.) and a former chairman of the committee, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) — said Sunday that President Barack Obama should look beyond the “monastery” of the courts when he chooses a successor to Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire later this ...

(Politico) — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:32:00 GMT

(Politico) - Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire later this year, according to two media reports – a move that would offer President Barack Obama his first chance to shape the Supreme Court in his own image.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that John Roberts ...

(Politico) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:02:00 GMT

(Politico) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Friday that John Roberts misled the Senate during his confirmation hearings by pretending to be a moderate — and that the United States is now “stuck” with him as chief justice.

Former Bush aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will provide private, ...

(Politico) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:09:00 GMT

(Politico) - Former Bush aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers will provide private, on-the-record interviews to the House Judiciary Committee for the panel’s investigation of alleged politicization at the Justice Department, under a deal worked out Wednesday.

President Obama dodged an awkward decision on executive privilege ...

(Politico) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:48:00 GMT

(Politico) - President Obama dodged an awkward decision on executive privilege Wednesday when the House Judiciary Committee and lawyers for former President George W. Bush struck a deal to let aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers provide private, on-the-record interviews for the panel’s investigation into alleged politicization at the Justice Department.

With the revelation last week that Supreme Court Justice Ruth ...

(Politico) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:48:00 GMT

(Politico) - With the revelation last week that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is suffering from pancreatic cancer, the political stakes for Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the next solicitor general were raised dramatically.

President Barack Obama took the oath of office for a second ...

(Politico) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:08:00 GMT

(Politico) - President Barack Obama took the oath of office for a second time Wednesday night, a precautionary measure taken the day after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts flubbed the oath on the Capitol steps.

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide Friday whether to take up ...

(Politico) — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:01:00 GMT

(Politico) - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide Friday whether to take up a case over president-elect Barack Obama’s citizenship — one of a few around the country seeking to nullify his election, but this one has an interesting lineage. It was referred to the high court by Justice Clarence Thomas, the court’s only African-American justice.