Supreme Court Upholds DNA Testing After Arrests
5-4 decision
Only weeks to go in the current session
Indiana law denying Medicaid funds to abortionists was struck down by a lower court
With high stakes, yet again
The case concerns a Town Board in Greece, N.Y. that regularly had clergy conduct prayers before meetings was
The president's bad week just got worse.
Farmer can't buy seeds harvested from crops grown from Monsanto seeds, court rules
Research published by Minnesota Law Review
The justices undermine a core constitutional protection in McBurney v. Young.
Federal block to stop enforcement of "harboring" provision remains in place
Because ... because
This lets stand a lower-court ruling against the law
White House has said federal immigration laws trump state laws
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the swing vote in the decision
Police can ask about ticking bombs without sacrificing the Fifth Amendment.
Can the federal government link organizational funding with taking a formal stand against prostitution?
The Supreme Court weighs a contentious dispute over adoption, Indian lineage, and child welfare.
Does allowing companies to patent human genes mean more medical progress, or less?
In a unanimous decision, courts are limited to deciding on disputes on American soil
Both liberals and conservatives favor a selective reading of the Constitution.
The federal government's refusal to recognize same-sex unions intrudes on state autonomy.
Law requires airlines to include full cost in ads, including taxes and government fees
A report from this week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court.
Why is he enforcing it if he thinks it's unconstitutional, the chief justice asked