Topic: Supreme Court

The EPA Could Lose Its Power to Fight Climate Change Before Using It

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Advocates of action on climate change hold a trump card. When the Supreme Court in 2007 determined that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, the EPA got a mandate to regulate it. But, what the court giveth, the court can rescind in a tightly contested vote.

By Heather Horn

Jan 21, 2010

Supreme Court Revolutionizes Campaign Finance Law

Did 2010 just get worse for embattled Democrats?

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By Max Fisher

Oct 21, 2009

Supreme Court Weighs Freeing Chinese Muslims

The case surfaces a power struggle between the courts and executive branch

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By Heather Horn and John Hudson

Oct 7, 2009

The Supreme Court's Cross Examination

A cross on federal land reignites the church-state debate

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By Mara Gay

Oct 5, 2009

4 Predictions for Justice Sotomayor's Debut

Predictions for the new justice's first week on the bench

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By Heather Horn

Oct 1, 2009

Handgun Bans Back in the Spotlight

Bloggers debate the far-reaching implications of the Supreme Court's decision to hear McDonald v. Chicago

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By John Hudson

Sep 9, 2009

Pondering the End of Campaign Finance Laws

On the heals of a momentous Supreme Court decision, pundits on the left and right debate campaign finance law

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By Mara Gay

Aug 7, 2009

The Wise Latina, Confirmed

A heated debate comes to a quiet but bitter end, with a warning to the GOP from the nation's largest Hispanic advocacy group.

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By Max Fisher

Jul 30, 2009

Those Lame Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

If SCOTUS confirmation hearings are useless, then what should we do about it? Notes on a shoddy process and how to improve it.

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