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Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:00:54 GMT

(AP) - Harvard University says retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter will be the principal speaker at its spring commencement ceremony.

Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head ...

(AP) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:32:53 GMT

(AP) - Still wonder exactly why Justice Samuel Alito shook his head and mouthed the words "not true" during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address? He objected to the president's saying the ruling reversed a century of law.

The Obama administration is suggesting the Supreme Court dismiss ...

(AP) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:59:10 GMT

(AP) - The Obama administration is suggesting the Supreme Court dismiss a case that tests whether a federal judge can order Guantanamo Bay detainees released in the United States.

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich received a redrafted ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:45:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich received a redrafted and expanded set of indictments Thursday as federal prosecutors sought to eliminate wording that has to do with a judicial statute prosecutors hoped would help their case but that the US Supreme Court may soon strike down.

Federal prosecutors on Thursday unveiled a revised corruption ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:16:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Thursday unveiled a revised corruption indictment of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that may declare a law underpinning the case unconstitutional.

Questioning the Supreme Court and other government branches ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:09:53 GMT

(AP) - Questioning the Supreme Court and other government branches needs to stay within the range of fair criticism or "run the risk in our society of undermining institutions that we need to preserve our liberties," Justice Clarence Thomas said Thursday.

The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:54:26 GMT

(Reuters) - The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional a 2005 state law that capped damage awards for a plaintiff's pain and suffering at $500,000 against doctors and $1 million against hospitals.

A leading Democratic lawmaker blasted the US Supreme Court on ...

(AFP) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:23:14 GMT

(AFP) - A leading Democratic lawmaker blasted the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for "judicial activism" over a ruling that relaxes campaign finance rules.

Backers of public financing for congressional elections are ...

(AP) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:04:15 GMT

(AP) - Backers of public financing for congressional elections are making a new push, triggered by a Supreme Court decision that lets corporations spend unlimited money on politics. Two top Democrats in Congress back the idea.

A key Senate committee took its first close look on Tuesday ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:51:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - A key Senate committee took its first close look on Tuesday at a possible legislative response to a recent US Supreme Court decision that opens the way for unrestricted independent corporate advertising during elections.

Lawmakers said Tuesday they might counter the recent Supreme ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:20:57 GMT

(AP) - Lawmakers said Tuesday they might counter the recent Supreme Court ruling on campaign money, along with the blizzard of special interest spending that could result, by making corporations and unions come clean about which campaign ads they are sponsoring and how much they are shelling out.

On Jan. 21, the US Supreme Court announced a landmark decision ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:00:03 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - On Jan. 21, the US Supreme Court announced a landmark decision establishing for the first time that corporations enjoy the same First Amendment free-speech rights as individuals.

The U.S. Supreme Court may have stopped broadcasts of California's ...

(AP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:23:00 GMT

(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court may have stopped broadcasts of California's same-sex marriage trial, but that has not prevented filmmakers from re-enacting it for the Internet.

A Canadian man who was transferred by US officials to Syria, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:38:15 GMT

(AFP) - A Canadian man who was transferred by US officials to Syria, where he was imprisoned and allegedly tortured, filed a suit before the US Supreme Court seeking to sue the United States.

The California Supreme Court on Monday allowed four registered ...

(AP) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:56:04 GMT

(AP) - The California Supreme Court on Monday allowed four registered sex offenders to challenge a state law prohibiting them from living within 2,000 feet of schools, parks and other places children gather.

A top White House adviser says it's gotten to the point where ...

(AP) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:01:57 GMT

(AP) - A top White House adviser says it's gotten to the point where almost any unusual reaction or outburst to a speech by President Barack Obama in the House chamber isn't really that unusual.

The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:15:14 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court's decision on campaign finance has jumbled a seemingly simple rule of American politics — foreigners should play no role in U.S. elections.

The state Supreme Court has ruled that a central Pennsylvania ...

(AP) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:01:10 GMT

(AP) - The state Supreme Court has ruled that a central Pennsylvania jury will decide the fate of a man accused of killing three Pittsburgh police officers.

Senate Democrats are furious with Chief Justice John Roberts ...

(Politico) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:40:00 GMT

(Politico) - Senate Democrats are furious with Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Samuel Alito — and Alito’s silent State of the Union rebuke of the president is the least of their concerns.

The White House squared off on Thursday against conservative ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:29:30 GMT

(Reuters) - The White House squared off on Thursday against conservative critics who questioned whether President Barack Obama had gone too far by condemning a Supreme Court decision in his State of the Union address to Congress.

An unusual piece of theater that unfolded in the blink of an ...

(AP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:05:42 GMT

(AP) - An unusual piece of theater that unfolded in the blink of an eye at the State of the Union speech raises questions:

The White House Thursday shrugged off an obvious and highly ...

(AFP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:03:54 GMT

(AFP) - The White House Thursday shrugged off an obvious and highly unusual show of public dissent by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito during President Barack Obama's State of the Union address.

The man in the House chamber openly disagreeing with President ...

(AP) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:38:57 GMT

(AP) - The man in the House chamber openly disagreeing with President Barack Obama as he spoke to Congress wasn't an over-the-top Republican or a seething Democrat. He was a Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito.

The California Supreme Court has authorized so-called "John ...

(AP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:27:40 GMT

(AP) - The California Supreme Court has authorized so-called "John Doe" arrest warrants that contain only a DNA profile of an unknown suspect.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the appeal of ...

(AP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:09:28 GMT

(AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to hear the appeal of a convicted killer and rapist whose taunting letter detailing the crimes to a Virginia prosecutor led to a second trial and helped put him on death row.

The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to stop the U.S. government ...

(AP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:18:24 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday decided not to stop the U.S. government from sending former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France to face money laundering charges.

The US Supreme Court Monday refused to take up an appeal from ...

(AFP) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:51:36 GMT

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court Monday refused to take up an appeal from Panamanian former dictator Manuel Noriega asking it to block his extradition to France where he is wanted on money laundering charges.

In his lengthy dissent of the Supreme Court's landmark campaign ...

(CQPolitics.com) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:10:18 GMT

(CQPolitics.com) - In his lengthy dissent of the Supreme Court's landmark campaign finance decision issued last week, Justice John Paul Stevens warned that the majority's ruling will increase the influence corporations have in elections, at a cost to political parties.

President Barack Obama on Thursday strongly criticized a Supreme ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:06:16 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday strongly criticized a Supreme Court ruling removing limits on corporate donations for political campaigns, saying it was a major victory for banks and oil and health insurance companies.

It comes down to this at the Supreme Court: If you've got Justice ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:37:10 GMT

(AP) - It comes down to this at the Supreme Court: If you've got Justice Anthony Kennedy on your side, you can pretty much do what you want. Without him, you're the author of an angry dissent.

President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply criticized a Supreme ...

(AP) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:17:40 GMT

(AP) - President Barack Obama on Saturday sharply criticized a Supreme Court decision easing limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions, saying he couldn't "think of anything more devastating to the public interest." He also suggested the ruling could jeopardize his domestic agenda.

The 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 US Supreme Court ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:52:31 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - The 37th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 US Supreme Court ruling that legalized abortion, coincided Friday with the opening of a trial that could redraft how people who kill abortion providers are prosecuted.

Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- In 2005 John Roberts, then the nominee ...

(Bloomberg) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:01:00 GMT

(Bloomberg) - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- In 2005 John Roberts, then the nominee to be U.S. chief justice, told a Senate panel, “It is a jolt to the legal system when you overrule a precedent.”

The California Supreme Court on Thursday rejected limits on ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:25:44 GMT

(Reuters) - The California Supreme Court on Thursday rejected limits on medical marijuana imposed by state lawmakers, finding that people with prescriptions for pot can have and grow all they need for personal use.

Reaction to the Supreme Court decision Thursday that corporations ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:36:30 GMT

(AP) - Reaction to the Supreme Court decision Thursday that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress.

The US Supreme Court has struck down a major portion of a 2002 ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:18:00 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - The US Supreme Court has struck down a major portion of a 2002 campaign-finance reform law, saying it violates the free-speech right of corporations to engage in public debate of political issues.

A unanimous California Supreme Court on Thursday struck down ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:55:05 GMT

(AP) - A unanimous California Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that sought to impose limits on the amount of marijuana a medical patient can legally possess.

Corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:42:47 GMT

(Reuters) - Corporations can spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, a landmark decision denounced by President Barack Obama for giving special interests more power.

The Washington State Supreme Court says a doctor's permission ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:36:37 GMT

(AP) - The Washington State Supreme Court says a doctor's permission to use medical marijuana doesn't preclude police from arresting a patient or searching a home.

President Barack Obama said on Thursday his administration was ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:55:11 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Thursday his administration was studying the Supreme Court ruling that struck down limits on corporate spending in U.S. political campaigns.

The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:18:48 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court has ruled that corporations may spend freely to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, easing decades-old limits on their participation in federal campaigns.

US Supreme Court frees corporations from decades of limits on ...

(AP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:03:48 GMT

(AP) - US Supreme Court frees corporations from decades of limits on spending in political campaigns.

The US Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a death sentence against ...

(AFP) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:10:54 GMT

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court Wednesday upheld a death sentence against a convicted murderer, ruling his attorney had not erred in failing to tell a jury the man had the IQ of a seven-year-old child.

The Supreme Court will meet in an unusual session on Thursday ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:01:38 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court will meet in an unusual session on Thursday to issue opinions, raising the possibility that a closely watched campaign finance case could be handed down.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:48:59 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of a mentally impaired Alabama man who killed his former lover.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected California's challenge ...

(AP) — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:40:16 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected California's challenge to a preliminary court order forcing the state to reduce its prison population, setting up the state's appeal of a final order issued last week.

On the same day that US Supreme Court ruled Illinois should ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:47:36 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - On the same day that US Supreme Court ruled Illinois should not be forced to close canals that have allowed Asian carp to come to the very doorstep of the Great Lakes, the US Army Corps of Engineers reported evidence that the invasive species might already have made its way into Lake Michigan.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a ruling that had set ...

(AP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:50:01 GMT

(AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out a ruling that had set aside the death sentence of Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in a racially tinged case that has made the former Black Panther an international cause celebre.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a lower court to reconsider ...

(AFP) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:19:10 GMT

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a lower court to reconsider its decision to overturn the death sentence against ex-Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal for the 1981 murder of a police officer.

All portions of a criminal trial must be open to the public, ...

(The Christian Science Monitor) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:07:26 GMT

(The Christian Science Monitor) - All portions of a criminal trial must be open to the public, including selection of the jury, the US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.