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Court won't hear about Redskins name

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:58:38 GMT

The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a group of Native Americans who think the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins football team is offensive.

Gitmo detainees get day in court

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:16:53 GMT

In courtrooms barred to the public, dozens of terror suspects are pleading for their freedom from the Guantanamo Bay prison, sometimes even testifying on their own behalf by video from the U.S. naval base in Cuba.

SCOTUS looks at teen life sentences

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:32:39 GMT

A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes.

Court refuses to stop sniper execution

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:18:52 GMT

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

DC Sniper asks Court to block execution

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:00:48 GMT

Attorneys for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area that left 10 dead, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to stop his execution.

Civil rights-era case won't be reviewed

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:38 GMT

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a judge's ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge a reputed Ku Klux Klansman with kidnapping more than 40 years after two black men were abducted and killed in rural Mississippi.

Court to take up Gitmo detainee case

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:11:37 GMT

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear a new case about the rights of Guantanamo detainees, this time involving prisoners who remain in custody even after the Pentagon determines they're not a threat to the United States.

Sotomayor: Nomination tightly scripted

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:45:46 GMT

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her nomination process was so tightly scripted that even her clothes were chosen for her.

Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:45:47 GMT

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her seat aboard an airplane.

Supreme Court will hear Skilling appeal

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:13:53 GMT

The Supreme Court will consider throwing out the convictions of former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeff Skilling for his role in the collapse of the one-time energy giant.

Court hears arguments about cross

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:30:19 GMT

Justice Antonin Scalia was having difficulty understanding how some people might feel excluded by a cross that was put up as a memorial to soldiers killed in World War I.

Court takes up free-speech case

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:48:53 GMT

Supreme Court justices on Tuesday indicated that a federal law aimed at graphic videos of dog fights and other acts of animal cruelty goes too far in limiting free speech rights.

Summary of Supreme Court action Monday

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:31:31 GMT

The Supreme Court denied appeals in nearly 2,000 cases Monday.

Supreme Court now in session

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:45:29 GMT

The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench as the court tried to hash out how long a suspect's request for a lawyer should be considered valid by police and the courts.

Supreme Court begins new term

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:30:16 GMT

When court convenes Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, will join the eight others.

Interactive: Supreme Court of the US

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:16:14 GMT

A brief biographical overview of the members of SCOTUS.

Court could ignite new gun law fight

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:03:21 GMT

The Supreme Court could ignite a vigorous new fight over state and local gun controls across the nation when it rules on a challenge to Chicago's handgun ban.

Court to look at local gun control laws

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:10:27 GMT

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners.

Ginsburg released from hospital

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:21:19 GMT

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.

Justice Ginsburg hospitalized

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:05:37 GMT

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 76-year-old Supreme Court justice who underwent pancreatic cancer surgery earlier this year, fell ill at work after a treatment for anemia and was hospitalized overnight.

'Hillary: The Movie' at high court

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:05:42 GMT

The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it may let businesses and unions spend freely to help their favored political candidates in time for next year's elections.

Sotomayor takes her seat at court

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:47:10 GMT

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

Will Justice Stevens retire next year?

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:13:17 GMT

Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has hired fewer law clerks than usual, generating speculation that the leader of the court's liberals will retire next year.

Supreme Court: Davis should get hearing

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:24:01 GMT

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new hearing for death row inmate Troy Davis, whose supporters say is innocent and should be spared from execution for killing a police officer 20 years ago.

Sotomayor grateful to nation

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:47:32 GMT

"It is our nation's faith in a more perfect union that allows a Puerto Rican girl from the Bronx to stand here now," Justice Sonia Sotomayor said, a line that earned her huge applause and a standing ovation from the audience.

Sotomayor is rookie on high court

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:12:13 GMT

Sonia Sotomayor has gained admission to the Marble Palace. Now she has to figure out how the Supreme Court works.

Senate confirms Sotomayor for Court

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:12:14 GMT

The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. The vote was 68-31 for Sotomayor.

Senate, Sotomayor could make history

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:33:32 GMT

Republican Sen. George Voinovich of Ohio said he'd break with his party to support Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor Thursday, as the Senate pressed toward a history-making vote.

Sotomayor picks up more GOP support

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:09:51 GMT

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor picked up more Republican support Wednesday in her drive toward near-certain Senate confirmation this week.

GOP, Dems at odds in Sotomayor debate

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:03:28 GMT

Senate Republicans are lining up to criticize Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor while Democrats offer praise of the judge whose confirmation as the first Hispanic justice is all but assured.