SUPREME COURT

Supreme Court Justices Kagan, Thomas, and Scalia make the news because they will not recuse themselves from reviewing the Affordable Health Care Act. Kagan should recuse herself because of her former position, Thomas because of his wife's firm.

MN conservatives have the wrong issue on the ballot; our Supreme Court has already ruled that the definition of marriage as between one man and one woman is constitutional, it’s the taxpayer funding of abortion we need to eliminate.

Members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church have announced their plans to protest the funeral of Elizabeth Edwards. Why are they protesting Edwards' funeral? Will it have an impact on their pending Supreme Court case regarding free speech?

An overview of some of the most foundational and important Supreme Court cases.

The Supreme Court grants cert to a declining number of cases. This article offers answers for why the Supreme Court hears fewer cases than ever before and addresses whether or not the diminishing caseload should be surprising.

On Monday June 28th, The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that guns could not be banned in Chicago. What does that mean for gun owners in Pennsylvania?

In a ruling that pleased gun rights activists and the NRA alike, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the gun rights provided by the second amendment of the U.S. Constitution apply to the states.

The Supreme Court ruled on a decision which cuts right to the core of First Amendment rights and freedom in the Land of the Free.

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens confirms retirement by letter suggesting a well advised successor. Who would it be? Here are some choices and views in light of Stevens retirement.

It took nearly six years of passing the case up through the court system for the Supreme Court of the United States to finally decide what most people saw from the very beginning as a severe infraction of a person's right to privacy and an illegal search.

This article looks at Federalism and the commerce clause in relation to the supreme court citing three major cases.

Cliff Taylor, Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice, presides over a conservative "Gang of Four" or "Engler Four."

The importance of the coming presidential election is highlighted by the fact the new president may appoint up to four new Supreme Court Justices.

This articles speaks of Mark Stancil and his experience trying to defend his client Martin Bustillo in front of the Supreme Court. This details his discussion of how foreign nationals are handled in the United States and compares it with the world.

"The Supreme Court has twice delivered the message to the Bush administration that judicial review and civil liberties cannot be discarded."

The California Supreme Court ruled not to allow an appeal of a 2001 ruling against the Raiders on the ground of jury misconduct because judge who ordered the appeal did not adequately state his reasons for doing so.

A religious freedom law in Texas signed by then Governor George Bush will soon be interpreted by the Texas Supreme Court.

The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a case that might have recognized a right of polygamy, according to the Christian Science Monitor.

A review of Supreme Court History and an analysis of whether the Court is sufficiently insulated or not. The author claims that the Supreme Court can not be saved from politics and should embrace the opportunity for change in a government of gridlock.

The United States Supreme Court is an institution with many traditions, and there are some aspects of the Justice selection process and the operation of the Court that will likely hold true this go-round, and for years to come.