constitution

Denying People A Job After They've Left Prison Is Unconstitutional, Court Rules

A law barring former prisoners from holding certain jobs during their lifetimes "sweeps unnecessarily broadly," Pennsylvania judges determined.
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How A Long-Lost Footnote Could Save The Supreme Court From Itself

The biggest voting rights case of the year may depend on a few sentences that never saw the light of day -- until now.
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Sorry, Governors: The Decision To Let In Refugees Isn't Really Up To You

The Constitution is going to get in their way.
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Sotomayor Says SCOTUS Has 'Shoot First, Think Later' Approach To Cop Violence

Once again, the justices found the shooting death of a civilian by a cop was "reasonable."
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Sonia Sotomayor Gets Unexpectedly Personal Inside The Courtroom

"I don't believe I have ever heard any such admission from the bench," a veteran reporter said.
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The Supreme Court Spared A Man With A Brain Defect From Execution

"Violent and uncontrollable seizures" could result if Ernest Johnson is administered Missouri's drug protocol.
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Supreme Court Faces 'Arsenal Of Smoking Guns' In Case Of Racism In Jury Selection

But unforeseen procedural issues may force the justices not to decide the case at all.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is The Queen Of The Internet. And That's Pretty Much The Law.

A new book on the most "notorious" justice on the Supreme Court leaves no doubt as to why she's an icon of equal citizenship for all.
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FBI Agents Accused Of Torturing U.S. Citizen Abroad Can't Be Sued

A divided federal appeals court all but extinguished relief for civil rights violations in the national security context.
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Climate-Denying Rep. Wants To Investigate Scientists For Requesting A Probe Of Climate Deniers

Rep. Lamar Smith says climate scientists engaged in "partisan political activity."
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