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The Supreme Court Rules That the Second Amendment Means What It Says
By Michael Barone -
Michael Barone
- June 27, 2008
The ruling struck down the gun ban in the District of Columbia.
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Behind the Supreme Court's Gun Decision
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- June 26, 2008
A clear victory for gun advocates, it is still unlikely to end debates over other gun control laws.
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Supreme Court Cuts Exxon Oil Spill Penalty
Nation & World
- June 25, 2008
Ruling finds the $2.5 billion damages award is excessive.
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Public Opinion: Was the Supreme Court Correct in Affirming Habeas Corpus Rights for the Guantánamo Detainees?
Opinion
- June 20, 2008
Two legal experts have written sharply different assessments of the decision. Now you can weigh in.
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Two Takes: The Supreme Court Made a Mistake in 'Boumediene'
By Glenn Sulmasy -
Opinion
- June 19, 2008
The recent Supreme Court decision reverses precedent and endangers our security, Glenn Sulmasy argues.
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Two Takes: With 'Boumediene,' the Court Reaffirmed a Basic Principle
By Jack M. Balkin -
Opinion
- June 19, 2008
The Supreme Court's 'Boumediene' decision reaffirmed an important right under our Constitution.
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A Third Rebuke to Bush on Guantánamo Bay
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- June 12, 2008
The Supreme Court decision will mean a flood of new cases in federal court.
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News Buzz: Supreme Court on Detainees, Killer Tornado, and More
Nation & World
- June 12, 2008
Supreme Court rebuffs administration on detainees, four teens killed by Iowa tornado, and more.
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McCain's Justice Should Scare Liberals
By John Mashek -
A Capital View
- May 21, 2008
His appointments would create a conservative court.
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Ranking the Politics of Supreme Court Justices
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- May 12, 2008
Four of the five most conservative justices since 1937 are on the bench today.
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Supreme Court Upholds Indiana's Voter ID Law
Nation & World
- April 28, 2008
The Supreme Court ruling may renew debate over whether U.S. elections are as fair as they should be.
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Equal Work, Unequal Pay
By Katherine Skiba -
Nation & World
- April 23, 2008
A Q&A with Lilly Ledbetter, at 70 a powerful symbol in the fight against pay discrimination.
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Supreme Court Permits the Resumption of Lethal Injection Executions
News Desk
- April 16, 2008
The Supreme Court today upheld the use of a three-drug cocktail for execution by lethal injection, ending a de facto moratorium on the practice in place since September. By a 7-to-2 vote, the justices rejected a challenge to the state of Kentucky's use of three chemicals to execute criminals.
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Supreme Court Hears a Key Case on Detainee Rights
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- March 24, 2008
Justices consider whether the right to habeas corpus extends to U.S. citizens held abroad.
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Supreme Court Lets Stand a Ruling That Permits Female Prisoners Access to Abortion Services
News Desk
- March 24, 2008
The American Civil Liberties Union is applauding today's decision by the Supreme Court not to review a lower court's ruling that a prison in Maricopa County, Ariz., did not have the right to restrict female prisoners' access to abortion.
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Excerpts From Friend-of-Court Briefs
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- March 7, 2008
The D.C. gun case exposes strange bedfellows and internal rifts in the administration.
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A Key Case on Gun Control
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- March 6, 2008
In a landmark case, the Supreme Court considers just how far the Second Amendment's freedoms go.
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Obama Scorned for High Court Nomination Comments
News Desk
- February 28, 2008
The Committee for Justice, the conservative group that was instrumental in promoting the Supreme Court nominations of Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, took aim this morning at Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama for comments he made during the justices' confirmation debates.
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Interpreting the Supreme Court's Medical Device Decision
By Justin Ewers -
Nation & World
- February 22, 2008
The ruling gives the FDA the final word, but legal experts say it's not as extensive as it appears.
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A Slow Day Sends Judge Scalia to Lunch
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- February 21, 2008
Even Supreme Court justices get a break during the busy season.
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Hanging Chads: As the Florida Recount Implodes, the Supreme Court Decides Bush v. Gore
By Samantha Levine -
Nation & World
- January 17, 2008
As the Florida recount implodes, the high court decides Bush v. Gore
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Justices Seem Split on Voter ID Laws
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- January 9, 2008
Court hears oral arguments on Indiana legislation.
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New Abortion Wars
By Bret Schulte -
Nation & World
- January 3, 2008
An age-old fight is heating up in the states
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Justices Hear Guantánamo Case
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- December 5, 2007
Government lawyer struggles to convince high court that prisoners have adequate access to justice
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Tug of War Over Gitmo
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- November 30, 2007
Key cases this week signal the strain over prisoners' rights
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