Supreme Court Declines to Hear Alabama Immigration Law Case
Federal block to stop enforcement of "harboring" provision remains in place
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
Day after hearing arguments against California's Prop. 8
Proposal 2 bans race from being a factor in university admissions
Justice Kennedy said the case could be dismissed
Passed in 2008, a hundred years ago in politics time
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