Justice Antonin Scalia linked the “living Constitution” doctrine with politically charged U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings in a speech in Bozeman, Mont., on Wednesday.
Elena Kagan has identified 11 cases in which she would recuse herself if she is confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court because of work she did on the cases as…
Two databases of U.S. Supreme Court decisions show the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. is trending more conservative.
Freed today from a federal prison in Florida, onetime media mogul Conrad Black is seemingly potentially on track for a possible reversal of his fraud and obstruction of justice convictions.
Gay rights advocates are buoyed by a statement in a majority opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a decision upholding a law school’s decision to refuse recognition to…
Justice Clarence Thomas compared oral arguments to a game show and life as the only black on the U.S. Supreme Court to a Saturday Night Live skit during an appearance…
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is declining to endorse Elena Kagan’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court, citing unanswered questions about her civil rights views.
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