Sotomayor Draws Testy Retort From Clarence Thomas In Debut Decision

http://www.huffingtonpost.com ― The justices ruled against carpet manufacturer Mohawk Industries Inc. in a suit by an employee who says he was fired after telling a human resources m... read more…
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Significant Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court (most recent term)

http://www.sfgate.com ― The Voting Rights Act survived the U.S. Supreme Court's just-completed term. School employees weren't given free rein to strip-search 13-yea... read more…
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Supreme Court Rules that Government Can Fine for 'Fleeting Expletives'

http://www.washingtonpost.com ― The Supreme Court said yesterday that the Federal Communications Commission may penalize even the occasional use of certain expletives on the airwave read more…
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Top U.S. court backs Tennessee death row inmate

http://www.reuters.com ― The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a Tennessee death row inmate should get the chance to argue that prosecutors concealed evidence of his d read more…
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Supreme Court Upholds Bill of Rights 5-4 After Abolishing Pursuit of Happiness

http://turtletalk.wordpress.com ― From the Onion:
WASHINGTON—In a landmark decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled to uphold the Bill of Rights, the very tenets up read more…
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Palin Can't Name Supreme Court Case Other Than Roe V. Wade

http://www.huffingtonpost.com ― Of concern to McCain's campaign, however, is a remaining and still-undisclosed clip from Palin's interview with Couric last week that has the polit read more…
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Fewer Courts From Other Countries Are Citing Supreme Court Case Law In Their Decisions

http://www.nytimes.com ― WASHINGTON — Judges around the world have long looked to the decisions of the United States Supreme Court for guidance, citing and often following th read more…
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