Supreme Court
Why Judges Can't Create Colorblind Campuses
The Supreme Court will never succeed in completely removing affirmative action from higher education.
Scalia Defends Writings That Some Think are Anti-Gay
Made the comments during confrontation at Princeton University
Supreme Court Review of Prop. 8 Could Have Huge Implications
Based on question of whether marriage access is a fundamental right
Supreme Court to Take on Case of Generic Drug Timing
Drug makers pay to keep generic pills off the market
The Libertarian Gay Marriage Paradox
How opening up marriage regulations will help make the case for eliminating them
Supreme Court to Take Up Gay Marriage Cases
Both California and federal laws under review
Vague Environmental Lawsuit Evokes Jokes From Supreme Court
A finer-tuned legal argument might have been wise
Supreme Court: Feds Must Pay For Property They Inadvertently Flooded
It does amount to a temporary taking of the property, the high court rules
No Sign Yet That Supreme Court Will Take On Gay Marriage
Still a slim chance for news on Monday
Supreme Court to Decide on Whether to Hear California Gay Marriage Case
Proposition 8 defines marriage as between a man and a woman
Supreme Court Likely To Consider Gay Marriage
More cases are reaching the high court
Will the Supreme Court Kill Used Bookstores?
The ruling in Kirtsaeng v. Wiley & Sons just may do that.
Supreme Court to Decide Friday Whether to Take Gay Marriage Cases
California's Proposition 8 and the federal Defense of Marriage Act both under review
The Supreme Court Should Tackle the Federal Government's "Naked Economic Favoritism"
A New Deal price-fixing scheme reaches the High Court. Will the justices take the case?
Federal Court to Hear Liberty University Challenge to Obamacare
The White House did not object as the Supreme Court ordered an appeals court to consider the challenge
Supreme Court to Take Up Raisin Market Regulations
At issue is how farmers may launch challenge
Liberals Still Love John Roberts for His Obamacare Ruling
Hailed by liberal press as "Brave Thinker" and "American of the Year."
Clarence Thomas and the Colorblind Constitution
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of Shelby County v. Holder. At issue is Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a provision requiring certain states and localities to receive approval from either the Justice Department or the federal judiciary before changing their election procedures.
Supreme Court Declines to Tackle Prosecutorial Misconduct Case
Decision protects bad federal behavior as long as they have probable cause to try a case
Supreme Court Rejects Prosecutorial Misconduct Case
Controversy over whether defendants who are acquitted can recover fees from the Justice Department
Supreme Court Pays Closer Attention to Property Rights Cases
At Greenwire, Lawrence Hurley reports on a very interesting development at the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court to Hear DNA Privacy Case
Can police take samples of anybody arrested for a crime?
Voting Rights Act Under Court Scrutiny
Justices have already voiced skepticism over its more control-y elements
Supreme Court Takes on Drug-Sniffing Dogs
A cop with an accommodating canine can search whatever he wants.
SCOTUS Considers Whether Drug Dogs on the Doorstep Are Trespassers
Is probable cause required to bring them onto private property?
Citizens Experience Failed Drug Dog Searches First-Hand
Those mutts really like the smell of snacks
SCOTUS Considers When Dogs Can Authorize Searches
Tomorrow the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear two Florida cases that cast doubt on the routine use of drug-sniffing dogs to generate probable cause for searches.
