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Liberals Trying to Intimidate Chief Justice

John Johnson — Tue, 22 May 2012 12:29:34 CDT

The Wall Street Journal 's editorial page thinks liberals are trying to "intimidate" the Supreme Court's justices, especially Chief Justice John Roberts, as the ruling on ObamaCare draws near. Those who support the law, including the "elite liberal press," have made clear they will try to ruin Roberts' legacy by...

Court Seems Fine With Arizona Immigration Law

Kevin Spak — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:17:18 CDT

Today the Supreme Court heard the final arguments in the case over Arizona's controversial immigration law, and it's not looking good for the Obama administration. Justices seemed decidedly skeptical about the Justice Department's central argument that the law impinged on the federal government's power to control immigration, the Washington Post...

As Day 3 Dawns, Where the Battle for ObamaCare Stands

Kevin Spak — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 07:53:43 CDT

Yesterday's oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court went well for opponents of President Obama's health care law. "The government had in my view as bad a day as it reasonably could," the founder of SCOTUSblog says. "It won't cause the government to have a complete cardiac arrest—they'll...

Supreme Court Bans Warrantless GPS Tracking

Kevin Spak — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:39:43 CST

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that the government must obtain a warrant before secretly affixing a GPS tracking device to a suspect's car. The case stemmed from an incident in which the FBI placed a tracker on a DC drug dealer's car, with the Obama administration arguing that Americans...

Judge Roberts: All Justices Can Rule on Obamacare

Neal Colgrass — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:46:38 CST

The Supreme Court's chief justice yesterday defended the right of his fellow justices to rule on Obamacare, the New York Times reports. John G. Roberts didn't mention justices Clarence Thomas and Elena Kagan by name, but both are facing calls to withdraw from the ruling because of their past interest...

Hey, Lefties: This Supreme Court Should Scare You

Mark Russell — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 10:25:05 CDT

With big issues working their way toward the Supreme Court on such vital issues as health care reform, same-sex marriage, affirmative action, and police stops of undocumented immigrants, liberals need to be on guard, writes longtime court-watcher Emily Bazelon for the New York Times . Sure, there are solid progressives, such...

Supreme Court's New Go-To Tool: the Dictionary

Matt Cantor — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:52:21 CDT

John Roberts may be the chief justice of the United States, but he recently pulled out a dictionary to learn the meaning of “of” for a ruling. Justices are looking more and more to dictionaries to help them settle cases—a trend that worries both legal experts and dictionary makers,...

Supreme Court to Microsoft: Pay $290M Patent Violation

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:51:17 CDT

A classic David and Goliath scenario played out today as the Supreme Court ordered Microsoft to pay small Toronto software company i4i a $290 million judgment for infringing on one of its patents in its popular Microsoft Word. Lower courts ruled that Microsoft willfully infringed on the patent, and ordered...

Oops: Huckabee Defends Gay Marriage

Matt Cantor — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:11:05 CST

In attacking gay marriage, Mike Huckabee inadvertently offered an excellent defense of it, writes Ruth Marcus. He went from criticizing President Obama’s decision not to defend the gay-marriage ban to pointing out the difficult “economic reality of out-of-wedlock children.” The fact is, “gays and lesbians are clamoring for the right...