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Obama to match FDR's record of 4 swearing-ins
President Barack Obama is poised to match Franklin Roosevelt's record of being sworn in as the nation's leader four times. While FDR served four ...
Justices struggle with international custody law
The Supreme Court seemed to struggle Wednesday to find a middle ground on whether American courts have any further say in an international custody ...
New EPA rule could upend high court runoff case
Wearing his gray morning coat and striped trousers, Justice Department lawyer Malcolm Stewart was the very picture of Supreme Court propriety Monday ...
On average the Stones older than US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court used to be called Nine Old Men. That's nothing compared to the ageless Rolling Stones. The justices on average are the kid brothers ...
Court: Who counts as a supervisor?
When does your co-worker also count as your supervisor? The Supreme Court may make a final decision on whether to draw a legal line between work ...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Alito takes on critics
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is defending the court's 2010 decision in the Citizens United case that helped fuel hundreds of millions of dollars ...
High court to take fresh look at voting rights law
The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s.
High court to take new look at voting rights law
The Supreme Court will consider eliminating the government's most potent weapon against racial discrimination at polling places since the 1960s.
Court will decide on collection of DNA samples
The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will decide whether it's legal for police to collect DNA samples from people under arrest, a case that ...
High court hears case of judge's mistake
The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to rule that a criminal defendant cannot be tried again after a judge acquits him midway through a trial, ...
Court skeptical about tossing surveillance suit
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Monday of a government request to invalidate a lawsuit challenging the expansion of a surveillance law used to ...
No high court action on voting rights law
Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to ...
High court weighs new look at voting rights law
Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths to ...
US Supreme Court upholds stay of execution in Fla.
Following a slew of conflicting court rulings, a federal appeals court Tuesday night blocked the scheduled execution of a mass killer convicted of ...
Judge stays execution of mentally ill mass killer
A federal judge on Saturday granted a stay of execution for a convicted mass killer in Florida, who is mentally ill and was scheduled to be put to ...
Texas affirmative action plan in trouble at court
The fate of the University of Texas' affirmative action program rests with the Supreme Court, where skeptical conservative justices indicated they are ...
Should appeals wait for inmates to be competent?
The Supreme Court seemed inclined Tuesday to eliminate the authority of federal judges to indefinitely delay a death row inmate's federal appeals in ...
Scalia says abortion, gay rights are easy cases
Justice Antonin Scalia says his method of interpreting the Constitution makes some of the most hotly disputed issues that come before the Supreme ...
Court seems unclear on house versus boat question
Is it a house or a boat? Does a coffee mug float? The Supreme Court struggled with all types of questions Monday as it tried to figure out what kind ...
Justices open big term with new human rights case
The Supreme Court plunged into its new term Monday with a high-stakes dispute between businesses and human rights groups over accountability for ...
Supreme Court Justices attend annual Red Mass
An American archbishop has reminded a congregation that included six Supreme Court justices Sunday to be open to the spirit of God, beg for his ...
Another big Supreme Court term kicks off Monday
When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court's liberals in an unlikely lineup ...
One new justice could change a lot
The issue: With four justices in their seventies, odds are good that whoever is elected president in November will have a chance to fill at least one ...
Judge: US civil trials at risk without budget deal
Federal civil jury trials in the United States probably would grind to a halt if Congress fails to reach a budget deal and $600 billion in automatic ...