As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the last month of its term, the impact of having only eight justices already is clear. Some of the most high-profile cases of the…
Jun 2, 2016 8:00 AM CDT
When Risa Levine, a real estate attorney in New York City, got married, she wanted nothing more than to have a baby. Her husband at the time also wanted a…
Jun 1, 2016 4:10 AM CDT
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Two recent Supreme Court decisions with regard to voting were significant because they did not change the law. Both were unanimous and both raise the question of whether the court…
May 5, 2016 8:00 AM CDT
"Originalism," so called, is perhaps the single issue for which Justice Antonin Scalia, my co-author on two books, was most controversial. I'll never forget his ire—it was full-blown anger—when I…
Apr 1, 2016 2:50 AM CDT
Fascinated by the word soothsayer, Scalia took
a photo of the fortune-teller’s sign. But he refused Garner’s urging to have his fortune read. Photograph Courtesy of Bryan Garner.
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argues in an amicus brief filed on Wednesday that employment discrimination based on someone’s sexual orientation is unlawful under Title VII of the 1964 Civil…
Jan 8, 2016 3:30 PM CST
Our country’s constitutional traditions do not require government to be neutral between religion and nonreligion, Justice Antonin Scalia said on Saturday in a speech to Catholic high school students.
Scalia…
Jan 4, 2016 8:51 AM CST
During the week of Dec. 7, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two of the most high profile and likely most important cases of the term. On Tuesday, Evenwel…
Dec 3, 2015 7:30 AM CST
On Monday morning, October 5, the Supreme Court will begin its 11th term with John Roberts as Chief Justice. On Sept. 29, 2005, Roberts became the 17th Chief Justice of…
Sep 30, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
The U.S. Supreme Court is using brief, unsigned opinions to rule against prisoners challenging their convictions and plaintiffs suing for alleged misconduct by government officials.
The opinions find no violations…
Jul 21, 2015 11:38 AM CDT
As many readers will recall from their law school torts class, a defendant who has injured an unusually sensitive plaintiff likely won’t win by arguing that a different person would…
Jun 23, 2015 3:30 PM CDT
A major theme of the ABA London Sessions commemorating the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta is its effect in binding two of the leading common…
Jun 12, 2015 1:05 PM CDT
There’s no dispute that former police officer Thomas Matusiewicz shot two women to death at a Delaware courthouse on Feb. 11, 2013, as they were headed to a child-support hearing,…
Jun 12, 2015 11:10 AM CDT
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Williams-Yulee v. Florida State Bar (PDF) will have a significant effect in judicial election campaigns and will create great uncertainty as to the…
Jun 4, 2015 8:30 AM CDT
Justice Sonia Sotomayor tops a “celebrity index” developed by a law professor who is documenting the increase in reported public appearances by U.S. Supreme Court justices.
Law professor Richard…
Jun 2, 2015 6:15 AM CDT