supreme court cases

Fortunately Scalia and Thomas do not echo the majority opinion on the Supreme Court at the moment. Supreme Court Orders New Look at Death Row Case So here's a not so unusual case of a man convicted of a serious crime, in this case one that got the death penalty, without any physical evidence...

Recently the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the latest in a series of challenges to the application of the McCain-Feingold Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act (or, as I've taken to calling it, Johnny McCain's Magical Muzzle). Not...

The California Supreme Court is expected to rule on a gay marriage case on Thursday of this week. On the ballot in November there will be a Sanctity of Bigotry constitutional pollution initiative. It looks like a major battle is looming between Jesus and equal rights in the Golden State. I'm...

On Tuesday, 18 March 2008, the case of District of Columbia vs. Heller will be orally argued before the United States Supreme Court. It is the only case scheduled for argument that day (for all other argument days in March, two cases are scheduled for argument). At issue is: Emotions are...

In another thread dealing with the subject of tort reform, I noted: The notion of regulations being a complete defense was changed today, in the case of Riegel vs. Medtronic, Inc. The case dealt with one area where there is heavy government regulation, namely, the field of medical devices (and...

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Bush Spying Program

On October 2, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in one of the first cases of the new term, Gall v. United States. At issue is a decision by an federal judge in Iowa to give a reduced sentence to a felon who had demonstrated that he had rehabilitated himself. One of the ways...

Part 1: Background (Standing) In this post, I mentioned that the Supreme Court’s ruling on global warming could have implications for an upcoming civil rights case. I wrote: The pending case of concern is Hein v. Freedom From Religion Foundation. This case was argued before the Supreme Court...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_abortion;_ylt=Al_bKadpGeCCG_MgXUIIbFPMWM0F? Whatever your opinion, it is clear elections have consequences. edit: Haha, my very own abortion thread.

Yes, according to an audio tape of Dr. James Kennedy of Ft. Lauderdale Florida, Thomas Jefferson was a Bible Scholar who read the Bible daily. Jefferson read the Bible in English, Greek, Latin, and French. Jefferson also contributed his own money to 10 different churches in the 8 years he was...

I think the case should have gone forward without SCOTUS. However this should be a good test for the Court. They should rule in favor for the plaintiffs.

Supreme Court says US can move Padilla

Justices Rule U.S. Can Ban Medical Pot How about that? The conservatives were in favor of protecting legal pot, and the liberals were against it.

Small v. United States, decided today, is a somewhat curious ruling. I don't say that it's right or that it's wrong... just curious. At issue is a federal statute passed by Congress pertaining to possession of firearms. The statute forbids any person convicted in any court of a crime...

On March 2, one week from today, the United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases: Van Orden v. Perry and McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky. The Van Orden case will be heard first. The facts in the two cases are a bit different. In Van Orden, a six-foot tall granite...

Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- The Bush administration, saying that religion ``has played a defining role'' in the nation's history, urged the U.S. Supreme Court to permit Ten Commandments displays in courthouses. Wish this was an Onion article. Unfortunately it's not...

From Yahoo and AP: As the cases approach time for argument, chances are good that the parties' and amicus briefs will be available on line. A decision could be expected in June. At this early stage, there are some interesting aspects to the matter, and it not clear what role, if any, they...

US court to hear Hicks, Habib case No matter what the outcome, this case has huge implications for the US military and its justice system both now and in the future.

As of this writing, there are no stories from the major news sources yet about the oral arguments before the Supreme Court in the Pledge case. The Pledge case is the second of two cases on the docket. This analysis from the New York Times (registration required) provides a lay summary of the...

http://www.centredaily.com/mld/dailytimes/news/nation/6539733.htm ...full article

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,82753,00.html Affirmative action is the last bastion of institutionalized racism in america. It has to go.