Justice John Paul Stevens of the US Supreme Court announced Friday that he plans to step down at the end of the court's 2009 term this summer....
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder , the court heard arguments on whether a person...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 7-2 in Padilla v. Kentucky that the Sixth Amendment guarantee of effective assistance of counsel requires a criminal defense...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 in Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co. that a state legislature cannot prohibit the federal courts from...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Dillon v. United States , the court heard arguments on whether the...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson that whistle-blowers cannot bring suit...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Berghuis v. Smith that a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury drawn from a fair cross-section...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Jones v. Harris Associates that a shareholder does not have to show that a fund's investment adviser misled...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Renico v. Lett , the court heard arguments on whether double jeopardy...
The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning religious defamation . The non-binding resolution, proposed by Pakistan, passed with a vote of 20-17 , with eight abstentions. The resolution...
