Supreme Court
Supreme Court Says Eavesdropping Law Can't Be Challenged
Plaintiffs can't prove harm and thus don't have standing
Dozens of Republican Leaders Sign Pro-Gay Marriage Legal Brief
Several former governors and a couple of members of Congress among them
Supreme Court Declines Case on Corporate Campaign Contributions
Won't take case on century-old ban
Sotomayor Rebukes Federal Prosecutor's Racial Trial Remarks
Prosecutor used race of people to suggest likelihood of a drug deal
Smoking Pot and Tying the Knot
Familiarity is breeding tolerance of marijuana and gay marriage.
Federal Authority Over States Takes Central Stage at Supreme Court
What is this "federalism" of which you speak?
Supreme Court to Consider Limits on Police DNA Collection
Maryland regularly collects DNA of arrestees not yet convicted
Supreme Court Maintains Spotty Civil-Liberties Record
The High Court continues to disappoint civil libertarians.
Supreme Court Considers FOIA Curbs
Virginia wants to limit information requests to its own residents
Obama Administration May Submit Brief in Prop. 8 Case
Federal government not actually a party to California gay marriage suit
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Against Campaign Donation Limits
Free speech victory possible
Supreme Court Rules FTC Can Challenge Hospital Mergers
They are not immune to federal antitrust laws
Supreme Court Declines to Retroactively Extend Immigration Ruling
Rule that requires attorneys to tell defendants they could be deported for pleading guilty will not apply to previous cases
Beyond the Limits of the Constitution
A leading liberal law professor abandons the Constitution in the name of understanding it.
SCOTUS Will Consider Lifting Political Donation Caps on Individuals
Has agreed to hear McCutcheon v Federal Election Commission
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Unanimous decision says that dogs signaling alerts amounts to probable cause.
Gay Dad Wants Justice Kennedy to Meet His Partner
Supreme Court set to hear cases relating to gay marriage
Preserving Justice By Saying No
How principled men and women in the military justice system resisted encroachments on civil liberties.
Gay Marriage Battlers Lobby for Obama Administration's Support
Both sides of Calif. Prop. 8 case visit Department of Justice
Supreme Court to Hear LA Truck Emissions Case
Question of whether states, municiplaities can establish regulations for cross-country haulers
How the Feds Turned Revenge Against Cheating Husband's Mistress into Act of Terrorism
Supreme Court shows some relevant timing taking on the case of a federal law run amok
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Jilted Woman Charged with Terrorism
Federal law being used against woman trying to get revenge on husband's mistress
Latest Video Game Violence Overreach: Rules that Have Already Been Struck Down
Congressman wants to regulate video games like porn with about as much likelihood of success
Scalia Gives the Government a Surprise Boost in Property Rights Case
Property rights advocates faced an unlikely opponent during Supreme Court oral argument this week.
Boehner Ups Budget to Defend DOMA to $3 Million
Assuming the Supreme Court gives them standing to try to keep gay marriage recognition ban
Sonia Sotomayor's Disappointing Memoir
The Supreme Court justice sheds little light on her legal approach.
Supreme Court Denies Request to End RNC Vote Fraud Rules
Barred from targeting minorities when trying to fight voter fraud
The EPA Pushes the Envelope, Again
A long train of abuses suggests an institutional culture that sees the law as an impediment.
