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Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenges To Gun Laws
Represents a blow to gun rights advocates such as the National Rifle Association
Scalia Strikes Down Chicago-Style Pizza
The Supreme Court’s staunchest conservative is also a pizza originalist
Battle at the Supreme Court: Obama vs. The Nuns, Part 2
Laboring for weeks over a temporary Obamacare injunction, the Supreme Court delivers a victory for the Little Sisters.
Obamacare Contraception Mandate Blocked at the Last Minute
Justice Sotomayor issued an emergency stay to delay the requirement that religious groups pay for birth control in employee health coverage
Justice Antonin Scalia Thinks He Has Gay Friends
10 things he told New York magazine
Supreme Court Opens Packed Term
Campaign finance and recess appointment power cases on a busy docket
Supreme Court Brushes Off Shutdown, Prepares to Slam Gavel Next Week
Despite the nation’s budgetary crisis, the court will hear arguments on Monday
Something Rotten in the Supreme Court: Web Links
The Supreme Court has included hyperlinks in its opinions 555 times since 1996, but good luck tracking down those sources online.
Because of the ephemeral nature of the Internet, 49% of those links don’t work anymore, according to a new study from Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain and Harvard law student student Kendra …
DOMA Ruling’s Impact on Immigration
The Supreme Court’s ruling gives married gay couples all the federal benefits and rights that straight married couples are entitled to, which could mean citizenship for an estimated 36,000 couples.
Change in American Society: Rolling Back DOMA and the Voting Rights Act
The thread running through all these cases is the possibility of change in American society. The differing reactions suggest what sorts of change Americans believe in.
In Landmark Ruling, Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act
The ruling caps one of the fastest civil rights shifts in the nation’s history
In Narrow Decision, Supreme Court Sets High Bar For Race-Based Affirmative Action
The narrow ruling will make it tougher for schools to use race as a criteria in admissions decisions.