Digesting the Supreme Court's Wal-Mart Decision
Commentators are divided on whether, and why, the corporate victory was a bad thing
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The Supreme Court handed down one voting rights ruling on Monday, and left another for a later day. Both cases are very different but, in a way, still very reflective of how attitudes about race in this country are changing — and where the change comes from, exactly.
Commentators are divided on whether, and why, the corporate victory was a bad thing
The court rejected a class-action lawsuit combining many discrimination complaints
Justice Stephen Breyer's weekend bike crash reminds us of his colleagues' lack of grace
On anti-White bias, giving up on unemployment, and Memorial Day sales
The decision in the Arizona case could lead to more state-level anti-immigration laws
On testing chemicals, a politician's crusade against Islam, and the value of one's voice
Virginia's challenge that last year's law is unconstitutional will go to lower courts first
Wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas continues her move into politics
The Supreme Court examines whether the former attorney general has immunity from suit over war on terror policies
The Obama administration has said it's given up on the Defense of Marriage Act, but what happens if Boehner and House Republicans take over for the defense?
Alito's in Hawaii, Scalia probably won't go, Roberts is hesitant
How the refusal to hear a completely separate case may foreshadow the Supreme Court's take on health care
What does he mean by this? And does the statement deserve the outcry it has gotten?
Will 500,000 employees be combined into a class-action suit? If so, what does it mean for future suits?
A New York Review of Books piece brings him back into the national debate
Jeffrey Toobin says that it was very, very bad
Laurence Tribe wanted Kagan to be nominated for the Souter seat--awkwardness ensues
California wants to ban their sale to minors, but lower courts say that violates the First Amendment
Apparently he observed women at work "to see if they could be potential partners"
Some say it's a possibility
Ginni Thomas asks for an apology from Anita Hill, 19 years later
The Obama administration defends Bush's attorney general
Fred Phelps's funeral-protesting family goes to court
Liberals look ahead as the Roberts court begins new term
When the Constitution was written--giving justices a lifetime tenure--life expectancy at birth was about thirty years
What it reveals about the Supreme Court and the Senate
Twitter hails the new Supreme Court justice
Is he toeing the party line or burnishing centrist credentials?
How they'll vote and what's next
Some argue she takes the customary reticence to air views too far
For one writer, 140 characters is more than enough to sum it all up
A pressing matter for the "world's greatest deliberative body"
Al Franken isn't the only jokester at these hearings
Can Congress force you to eat vegetables?
Her humor, her hinted positions, her weaknesses
She clerked and confessed admiration for the first African-American justice
After a dull first day, the confirmation hearings heat up
Bring on the substantive debate, please
Release the Kagan!
Confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nominee start Monday
The high court narrows down notoriously vague "honest services" fraud law
The 6-3 decision is viewed as a significant victory for the government
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