Supreme Court Cases

Supreme Court Won't Review Case Of Pregnant Teen Tased 3 Times For Speeding

AP | Posted 05.31.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has decided that it will not review the appropriateness of stun guns used by police on suspects. The high court on Tu...

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Will We Be a Cohesive Country of Laws or a Divided States?

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 03.09.2012

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Two cases set to be heard in the U.S. Supreme Court in the early part of this year will determine whether we are a cohesive country of laws or whether we are a divided states that would like to make up our own rules as we go along.

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Was Heller a Hollow Victory For the Gun Lobby?

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 08.28.2011

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The Supreme Court's ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller has largely resulted in a reaffirmation of the constitutionality of laws to restrict access to firearms. For the "gun rights" forces, it has been three long years of frustration.

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Court Rejects John Steinbeck's Son's Appeal

AP | Posted 08.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a son of author John Steinbeck over the publishing rights to "The Grapes of Wrath" and other...

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Clarence Thomas Goes Five Years Without Asking Question In Supreme Court Arguments

The Los Angeles Times | David G. Savage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justice Clarence Thomas hasn't asked a question during the Supreme Court's oral arguments for five years. He has said the sessions are unnecessary and...

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Roberts Court: Unclear, Activist, and Pro-Corporate

David Arkush | Posted 05.25.2011

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The court has been notably activist, overturning precedent that has been on the books for decades in areas ranging from campaign finance to antitrust. When the Supreme Court is so willing to overturn precedent, what is the law?

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Sotomayor To Denver Students: WikiLeaks Supreme Court Case Likely

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor predicted Thursday that the nation's high court will be asked again to weigh issues of national s...

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Justice John Paul Stevens' 10 Most Important Supreme Court Decisions

The Huffington Post | Shriram Harid | Posted 05.25.2011

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Over the course of his 34-year tenure on the Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens, who announced on Friday that he will retire this summer, has op...

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Supreme Court Will Hear Jeff Skilling's Appeal

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling's appeal of his convictions for his role in the colla...

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Supreme Court to Rule on Citizens United Case

Elliot Tarloff | Posted 05.25.2011

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In recent cases, the Court has indicated that it will follow an approach that can best be characterized either as minimalism or as an incrementalist approach to ultimately transformative goals.

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Supreme Court To Decide Final 3 Cases On Monday

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A closely watched discrimination lawsuit by white firefighters who say they have unfairly been denied promotions is one of three re...

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Supreme Court To Rule On Federal Sex Offenders Law

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they c...

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Thompson Defends Palin: She Hasn't Seen List Of Supreme Court Cases

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sarah Palin couldn't name a Supreme Court case that she disagreed with because she had yet to be given a "list of cases to see," Fred Thompson explain...

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