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Supreme Court gun ruling could backfire
John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
Jindal approves castration for sex offenders
The Louisiana governor signs a bill mandating the castration of sex offenders convicted of a second offense, and rails against SCOTUS's decision on his state's death penalty laws.
Supreme Court rules "millionaire's amendment" unconstitutional
In a 5-4 vote, the court struck down a provision of a campaign finance law that allowed candidates to collect larger contributions when facing self-financed opponents.
Supreme Court strikes down D.C. gun ban
The court's decision, the first it has made on the Second Amendment since 1939, says that the amendment protects an individual right to bear arms.
Supreme Court to Bush: You're not above the law
The court's latest rebuke of Guantanamo Bay won't close the prison down. But it's a step toward curbing Bush's unilateral tactics.
In a blow to Bush, the Supreme Court restores habeas corpus
The text of the court's historic decision to strike down part of the Military Commissions Act and affirm the right of Guantánamo prisoners to challenge their detention.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Guantánamo detainees
The ruling, decided by a 5-4 vote, is the third time the court has ruled against the Bush administration in a case involving the detainees.
The ugliest election
From the overly decorous Gore team to the bought-and-paid-for Supreme Court, HBO's enraging docudrama shows the Florida recount like it was.
On the Supreme Court, McCain is no "maverick"
John McCain's stance regarding judicial appointments shows he's unlikely to buck his party on the issue.
Lithwick on Ledbetter
Slate: SCOTUS and Senate are "protecting us from the dangerous laws that protect us."
Vote yes on Lilly Ledbetter
Call your senators today to support fair pay.
Roe, 35 years later
Salon asked leading feminists to talk about the court case that changed their lives, and why it matters more than ever.
Who would Antonin Scalia torture?
Next week, when the Supreme Court hears a case challenging the use of lethal injections, we may learn more about the legal limits to state-sanctioned pain.
The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater
Blamed in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, the private security firm has long ties to the White House and prominent Republicans, including Ken Starr.
Clarence Thomas casts himself in "Native Son"
How can a justice with such a keen sense of his own persecution be so blind to others'?
Will Bush dare to nominate Ted Olson as attorney general?
The infamous lawyer knows how to keep troublesome information hidden, and what better way for the president to taunt his detractors.
"The Nine"
Jeffrey Toobin's new book peeks inside the sheltered world of the Supreme Court justices. Are the unpredictable personal dynamics among the justices more important than the agenda they brought with them?
Neither was ours
New book says Supreme Court Justice David Souter considered resigning over Bush v. Gore.
Gonzales' anti-choice legacy
He may be gone, but the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act is sticking around.
It's a world of constant surprises
Patrick Leahy explains why he voted to confirm Chief Justice John Roberts.
Bush's torture ban is full of loopholes
The president has issued an executive order to stop the CIA from using torture, but the ban is unenforceable.
Supreme Court switches gears on Guantánamo
The justices say they will hear a challenge they refused just two months ago.
Free speech for the rich and powerful
How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down.
The Supreme Court slams right, but Scalia wants more
The highest percentage of 5-4 decisions in a decade, and conservatives win three-quarters of them.
White House making Supreme Court list, checking it twice
As the court approaches its summer recess, the Bush administration is preparing in case any justice should decide to retire.
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