Arizona immigration law unlikely to survive federal lawsuit - — Legal experts cite the longstanding principle that the federal government has exclusive control over immigration. — Immigrant rights supporters protest outside the Major League Baseball headquarters in New York City …
Obama and Supreme Court may be on collision course - — The president's agenda on healthcare and financial regulations sets the stage for a clash with the Supreme Court's conservative majority. — Reporting from Washington — The Supreme Court wrapped up its term last week …
Chief justice unsettled by Obama's criticism of Supreme Court - — John G. Roberts Jr. tells law students that the president's rebuke of a ruling on corporate campaign funding and the subsequent cheering at the State of the Union address were ‘very troubling.’
Torture memos resemble Clarence Thomas' way of thinking - — The Supreme Court justice has a history of dismissing prisoner brutality. And it's his former law clerk who was investigated for authorizing harsh interrogation tactics as a Justice Department lawyer.
Gay marriage supporters fear Supreme Court's ruling was an omen - — When justices intervened to stop proceedings from airing online, some saw sympathy for supporters of Proposition 8 - and a lack of faith in the district judge who will first decide the measure's fate.
U.S. Supreme Court blocks video coverage of Prop. 8 trial - — The ruling will keep the proceedings off YouTube. The justices, acting on an emergency appeal, say showing video could jeopardize the fairness of the trial. — Reporting from Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court …
For Obama judicial nominees, confirmation is slow process - — Senate Republicans have quietly used their minority power to block candidates to the lower federal courts. A showdown is set for Tuesday with Judge David Hamilton's nomination. — Reporting from Washington …
