Upcoming Cases
Justices will hear case on dumping fill dirt into waterways (June 27, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the Army Corps of Engineers has the authority to issue permits for dumping dredge or fill dirt into waterways, without satisfying all of the pollution More...
Court takes Iran compensation case (June 23, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by the Iranian government in a case concerning the brother of a murdered dissident who is seeking to collect $2.8 million in damages. More...
Justices take Arizona pat-down case (June 23, 2008)
In another case to test the boundaries of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a police officer may search a suspect during a routine traffic stop if she b More...
Court agrees to hear death-row inmate’s case for third time (June 23, 2008)
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether federal courts can consider issues that state courts dismissed on state procedural grounds. More...
Justices will hear pregnancy leave discrimination case (June 23, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether maternity leave taken before the passage of the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act can be considered in calculating employee pension benefits. More...
Recently Decided
Justices rule on case concerning contracts negotiated during the 2001 Western energy crisis (June 26, 2008)
The Supreme Court asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a federal appeals court on Thursday to review the conclusions both reached about whether electricity contracts signed during the More...
Court invalidates Millionaire's Amendment (June 26, 2008)
On the last day of its term, a closely-divided Supreme Court struck down the so-called Millionaire's Amendment to the 2002 campaign finance law. More...
Court strikes down D.C. gun ban (June 26, 2008)
On its final day of the term, a Supreme Court divided along familiar ideological lines broke its seven decade silence regarding the central meaning of the Second Amendment when it struck down Washi More...
Court allows criminal defendant to exclude victim's testimony (June 25, 2008)
A murder defendant has the right to exclude the testimony of his victim, the Supreme Court held in a case that sheds light on the state of Confrontation Clause doctrine. More...
Justices limit tribal courts' jurisdiction (June 25, 2008)
In a case clarifying the scope of Indian tribal courts' jurisdiction over non-members, a divided Supreme Court held that these courts do not have authority to hear lawsuits involving non-tribal mem More...
Court News
- NYT | American Exception - U.S. Is Alone in Rejecting All Evidence if Police Err (July 19, 2008)
- NYT | In Court Ruling on Executions, a Factual Flaw (July 2, 2008)
- NYT | The Chief Justice, Dylan and the Disappearing Double Negative (June 29, 2008)
- WSJ | Court Strikes Down D.C. Gun Ban, Affirms Second Amendment Rights (June 26, 2008)
- PBS | Court Affirms Individual Right to Own Firearms (June 26, 2008)