Samuel A. Alito

'The Partisan' an opinionated biography of William Rehnquist

-------------------- The Partisan The Life of William Rehnquist John A. Jenkins Public Affairs: 368 pp., $28.99 -------------------- Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist was a curious man. He could be courtly and gracious, elegant in argument and a...

Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Biography (genre), Mitt Romney, Central Intelligence Agency

Justices to Re-Examine Use of Race in College Admissions

CNN

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Heman Marion Sweatt and Abigail Noel Fisher both wanted to attend the University of Texas at Austin. Both claimed their race was a primary reason for their rejection. Both filed civil rights lawsuits, and the Supreme Court...

Tags: Teaching and Learning, Judges, School Examinations, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice

High court looks at race in college admissions

WASHINGTON (AP)— Nine years after the Supreme Court said colleges and universities can use race in their quest for diverse student bodies, the justices have put this divisive social issue back on their agenda in the middle of a presidential election...

Tags: Teaching and Learning, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Minority Groups

Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Politics

Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Gays and Lesbians

Immigration dittoheads on the Supreme Court

The first day of a big week for the third branch of government brought a ruling on Arizona's immigration law that was less than satisfying for Justice Antonin Scalia and the Rush Limbaugh wing of the U.S. Supreme Court. A five-vote majority that included...

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Supreme Court Mostly Rejects AZ Immigration Law

CNN

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down key parts of an Arizona law that sought to deter illegal immigration, but let stand a controversial provision allowing police to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws. In...

Tags: Antonin Scalia, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Racism, International Law, Executive Branch

Tags: Antonin Scalia, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, CNN (tv network), Finance

Supreme Court strikes down Stolen Valor Act

Los Angeles Times

The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the federal Stolen Valor Act, which made it a crime to falsely claim to have received certain military medals. In a 6-3 decision, the high court said lying about medals and military service, while "contemptible"...

Tags: Afghanistan, Antonin Scalia, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice

Tags: Antonin Scalia, Crime, Law and Justice, Rahm Emanuel, Health, Stephen Breyer

UPDATE: High court upholds key part of Obama health law

Editor's note: This story was updated at 10:40 a.m., on Thursday, June 28 WASHINGTON (AP)— The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul. The...

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A humane decision

This week, the Supreme Court took another step — albeit a small one — toward restricting the severity of punishments courts can impose on juvenile offenders. In a 5-4 ruling, in which Justice Anthony Kennedy sided with the court's liberal...

Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Murder, Punishment, Judges, Criminals