Former Supreme Court Justice Not Sure The Supreme Court Should Have Heard Bush v. Gore
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was the swing vote in the decision
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The Bogus 'Public Safety' Exception
Police can ask about ticking bombs without sacrificing the Fifth Amendment.
Supreme Court Mulls Sex Positions – Er, Positions on Paying for Sex
Can the federal government link organizational funding with taking a formal stand against prostitution?
The Constitutional Flaws of the Indian Child Welfare Act
The Supreme Court weighs a contentious dispute over adoption, Indian lineage, and child welfare.
Patients, Patents, and the Supreme Court
Does allowing companies to patent human genes mean more medical progress, or less?
Supreme Court: US Courts Won't Be World Forum for Human Rights Abuses
In a unanimous decision, courts are limited to deciding on disputes on American soil
Cognitive Dissonance on Gun Rights
Both liberals and conservatives favor a selective reading of the Constitution.
Defending Marriage, Fighting Democracy
The federal government's refusal to recognize same-sex unions intrudes on state autonomy.
Supreme Court Won't Hear Plane Ticket Price Case
Law requires airlines to include full cost in ads, including taxes and government fees
DOMA is Done: Damon Root on a Supreme Win for Gay Rights
A report from this week's oral arguments before the Supreme Court.
Chief Justice Roberts Says Obama Doesn't Have "Courage of His Convictions" on DOMA
Why is he enforcing it if he thinks it's unconstitutional, the chief justice asked
Supreme Court to Hear Arguments Against DOMA
Day after hearing arguments against California's Prop. 8
Supreme Court Will Hear Michigan Affirmative Action Case
Proposal 2 bans race from being a factor in university admissions
Supreme Court May Not Rule on Gay Marriage Ban
Justice Kennedy said the case could be dismissed
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to California Gay Marriage Ban Today
Passed in 2008, a hundred years ago in politics time
Gay Marriage and States' Rights: A Reason.com Debate
Does the legal challenge against Proposition 8 violate the principles of federalism?
Supreme Court May Put an End to Government's Raisin Takings
The justices consider an "outdated" New Deal-era farm control law.
