Columnist George Will is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to restore some bite to the takings clause by accepting an Illinois case on the transfer of money from riverboat casinos…
A Duke University law professor says U.S. Supreme Court justices “often cling to their offices until they die,” but suggests that there is a better way.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she is baffled by the controversy surrounding some justices’ reference to foreign law in their U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether winning lawyers may be awarded enhanced fees under a fee-shifting statute because of good performance and a good result.
A reporter for the Legal Times was stunned to discover that he was featured in the Jeopardy television program on Friday, along with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.
The U.S. Supreme Court has revived a controversial ruling of the Warren era in a decision holding that some voluntary confessions may be tossed because of delayed court appearances for…
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told student essay contest winners this week that some Americans think prosperity is a right, but they need to adjust their expectations and appreciate…
In a 7-2 opinion Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the government should pay federally appointed lawyers for working on state clemency requests for death row inmates.
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