Kathleen Parker: The public trial of Justice Roberts Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 WASHINGTON — Novelist John Grisham could hardly spin a more provocative fiction: The president and his surrogates mount an aggressive campaign to intimidate the chief justice of the United States, implying ruin and ridicule should he fail to vote in a pivotal case according to the ruling political party's wishes.... Read More

Parents lose appeal at U.S. Supreme Court in vaccine case Updated: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 The court voted 6-2 against the parents of a child who sued the drug maker Wyeth in Pennsylvania state court for the health problems they say their daughter, now 19, suffered from a vaccine she received in infancy. Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the court, said Congress set up a special vaccine court in 1986 to... Read More

Supreme Court voids law aimed at animal cruelty videos Updated: Tue, Apr 20, 2010 WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck down a federal law Tuesday aimed at banning videos that show graphic violence against animals, saying it violates the right to free speech. The justices, voting 8-1, threw out the criminal conviction of Robert Stevens of Pittsville, Va., who was sentenced to three years... Read More

Supreme Court rulings won't end lawsuits Updated: Sat, Jun 28, 2008 For at least a decade, the Supreme Court has declined to rule on the use of lethal injections and whether the death penalty applies to anyone who rapes a child. In its term ending Friday, the high court issued decisions on both, but neither solves the bitter fight over capital punishment. Death penalty opponents... Read More

High court affirms gun rights in historic decision Updated: Tue, Mar 18, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the Supreme Court found its voice Thursday in a decision affirming the right to have guns for self-defense in the home and addressing a constitutional riddle almost as old as the republic over what it means to say the people... Read More

Mukasey: Detainee ruling won't stop terror trials Updated: Thu, Jun 12, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court's decision on Guantanamo Bay will unleash a torrent of court filings from detainees seeking their freedom but won't affect the military trials planned for some terrorism suspects, Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday. The Bush administration disagrees... Read More

Supreme Court says states can demand photo ID for voting Updated: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- States can require voters to produce photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a Republican-inspired law that Democrats say will keep some poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots. Twenty-five states require some form of ID, and the court's 6-3... Read More

Post-Kelo ‘fixes’ get little traction Updated: Fri, Jun 23, 2006 ONE YEAR AGO today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that ignited a firestorm of reaction. It wasn’t about abortion, gay marriage, flag burning or any of the social issues that send bloggers to their keyboards. In Kelo v. City of New London, the court said local governments can take private... Read More

Top Court Upholds No-Knock Police Search Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday for police to barge into homes and seize evidence without knocking or waiting, a sign of the court's new conservatism with Samuel Alito on board. The court, on a 5-4 vote, said judges cannot throw out evidence collected by police who have... Read More

Sardis Lake: State told to repay millions Updated: Tue, Jun 13, 2006 DENVER - An appeals court ruled Monday the state of Oklahoma owes a debt, previously estimated at $60 million, to the federal government for Sardis Lake and its water supply. The federal government built the lake, near Clayton, under a 1974 contract in which the state agreed to repay the construction costs in 50... Read More

AG's Office sees little impact from ruling Updated: Mon, Jun 12, 2006 OKLAHOMA CITY - The chief of the criminal appeals division in the Oklahoma Attorney General's office said "it remains to be seen" what effect Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling will have on Oklahoma's use of lethal injection to execute convicted killers. The gist of the ruling is that appeals of executions by... Read More

Ten Commandments defense fund OK'd Updated: Tue, Mar 14, 2006 State senators passed legislation Monday to help county officials who want to display the Ten Commandments on public property but fear lawsuits if they do. Sen. James Williamson, R-Tulsa, said the legislation would provide county officials with financial resources so the American Civil Liberties Union doesn't... Read More

Blog Spot: Court decision on military recruiting at colleges draws comments Updated: Mon, Mar 6, 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus. Read More

Court refuses to block removal of feeding tube Updated: Thu, Mar 17, 2005 TAMPA, Fla. - A state appeals court refused Wednesday to block the removal of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube, shifting the stage in the legal battle over the brain-damaged woman to the Florida Legislature and an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Barring new roadblocks, Michael Schiavo could have his wife's feeding... Read More