John Paul Stevens

After Heller, The Gun Lobby's "Slippery Slope" Is Gone; Reasonable Regulations Ahead

Paul Helmke | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, 2nd Amendment, District of Columbia, Michael Bloomberg, Indiana, Antonin Scalia, Gun Control, Democratic Party, Democrats, Nra, Barack Obama, Heller Decision, Guns, Gun Violence, Second Amendment, John Paul Stevens, National Rifle Association, Republican, Hillary Clinton, Washington Post, Election 2008, Constitution, Republicans, Politics News
Paul Helmke

When the dust settles, most Americans -- and I believe even most in the gun violence prevention movement -- will come to see that there are some positives in this decision.

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Toobin: A McCain Court Could Overturn Roe In "Maybe A Year"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.12.2008 | Media

Read More: Supreme Court, John McCain, Roe v. Wade, Antonin Scalia, David Souter, Samuel Alito, John Paul Stevens, Anthony Kennedy, John Roberts, Jeffrey Toobin, Ruth Bader-Ginsburg, Clarence Thomas, The Nine, Media News

You know what they say: You can pick your nose, you can pick your friends, and you can also pick the next three justices to sit on the Supreme Court. ...

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Historic Day At The Supreme Court

Paul Helmke | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Steven Breyer, Second Amendment, Supreme Court, Gun Control, John Paul Stevens, Alan Gura, Illegal Guns, Guns, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, National Rifle Association, Nra, Supreme Court Guns, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Tuesday was probably the most extensive discussion ever by the Supreme Court regarding the nature and scope of the Second Amendment.

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The Supreme Court and the 2008 Election

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 03.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Samuel Alito, John Paul Stevens, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Roberts, Antonin Scalia, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

The stacking of the Supreme Court to the far right is a done deal, no matter who is elected president. It will be known as the most important aspect of George W. Bush's "legacy."

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Guantánamo and the Supreme Court: The Most Important Habeas Corpus Case in Modern History

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Geneva Conventions, Seth P. Waxman, Justice Kennedy, War on Terror, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, General Paul D. Clement, David Addington, Salim Hamdan, Al Odah v. United States, Military Commissions Act, Boumediene v. Bush, Habeas Corpus, Stephen Abraham, John Paul Stevens, Enemy Combatants, Lakmar Boumediene, Joanna Mariner, Human Rights Watch, Combatant Status Review Tribunals, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, Rasul v. Bush, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Politics News
Andy Worthington

Tomorrow's hearing is of colossal importance, not only to the detainees in Guantánamo, many of whom are about to start their seventh year of imprisonment without charge or trial, but also to the government.

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