The U.S. Supreme Court has granted cert in a case that asks whether poor people have a right to a lawyer in civil contempt proceedings carrying a threat of jail…
Cleveland lawyer David Eduard Mills was warned that he probably wouldn’t get very far into his oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court before receiving a question from the bench.…
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused an appeal seeking to overturn federal disclosure requirements for groups that spend money independently of political candidates.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a 13-year-old special education student questioned by a police officer at middle school had the right to a Miranda warning.
Both the left and the right have called for the impeachment of three current justices on the U.S. Supreme Court, but those pleas are unlikely to go very far, if…
Juvenile-justice advocates plan to test the reach of a U.S. Supreme Court decision barring life-without-parole sentences for youths who commit crimes other than murder.
Harvard law professor and constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe offered a spirited endorsement of Elena Kagan in a 2009 memo that noted the law school dean had the ability to persuade…
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor says two mistakes were made when thousands of Nevadans got a 1 a.m. recorded phone call from her earlier this week urging approval of a…
One out of every two people over the age of 85 has Alzheimer’s, and that’s a worry for Sandra Day O’Connor, who retired from the Supreme Court to care for…
A Northwestern University law professor notes that Justice Clarence Thomas may find himself in a controversial position when the health-care reform issue reaches the U.S. Supreme Court, most likely in…
For Connecticut voters who want to wear a Stone Cold Steve Austin costume to the polls on Tuesday, in a nod to Halloween and the retired professional wrestling star, the…
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