The Supreme Court may gut laws that were intended to keep corporations from dominating elections with their cash
By Nate Frentz Sep 28, 2009
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A false report that the Supreme Court justice said he'd vote against a landmark case makes the rounds
By Alex Koppelman
October 27, 2009
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Fighting the death penalty should not hinge on proving that innocent people have been sentenced to die
By Lee Kovarsky
September 11, 2009
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Frank Ricci, this week's poster boy for oppressed white males everywhere, declines to attack Sonia Sotomayor
By Mike Madden
July 17, 2009
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The highest court in the land slapped Roosevelt and Truman down. But on Chrysler, President Obama got a free pass.
By Andrew Leonard
June 10, 2009
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The justice, who was also taken to the hospital last month, was released quickly
By Alex Koppelman
October 15, 2009
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The Supreme Court takes a case on a hot-button issue: Whether the 2nd Amendment applies to the states
By Alex Koppelman
September 30, 2009
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The Supreme Court justice, diagnosed with cancer earlier this year, is reportedly in stable health
By Alex Koppelman
September 24, 2009
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In an unusual ruling, the Supreme Court orders a Georgia court to review the case of a death row inmate
By Vincent Rossmeier
August 18, 2009
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In his remarks, the president also fought back against Republican criticisms of his nominee
By Alex Koppelman
August 6, 2009
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The Senate votes 68-31 to confirm Sotomayor to the highest court in the land
By Alex Koppelman
August 6, 2009
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As the Senate nears a vote on the nominee, she gets more Republican support
By Alex Koppelman
August 6, 2009
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On an almost entirely party-line vote, the committee sends the Supreme Court nomination to the full Senate
By Alex Koppelman
July 28, 2009
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The Chamber of Commerce endorses the judge, another sign she might not be so liberal in at least one area
By Gabriel Winant
July 23, 2009
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Live streaming video of day 2 of the Sotomayor hearings
July 14, 2009
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Which senators and witnesses are playing which parts in the Supreme Court confirmation? Find out here
By Gabriel Winant
July 14, 2009
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The real fireworks are likely to come later in the week, but senators and outside groups are laying the groundwork
By Alex Koppelman
July 13, 2009
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The Supreme Court declines the opportunity to derail automaker's bankruptcy reorganization. Score one for Obama.
By Andrew Leonard
June 9, 2009
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One Democratic leader wants her confirmed by early August -- will the GOP cooperate?
By Alex Koppelman
June 9, 2009
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The future of the U.S. auto industry, and bankruptcy law as currently practiced, are suddenly thrown into question.
By Andrew Leonard
June 8, 2009
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Our undercover conservative explains the right's real reasons for opposing Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
By Glenallen Walken
June 8, 2009
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Race-baiting lowlights from Rush Limbaugh and Pat Buchanan, two of the pundits who say Sonia Sotomayor is racist.
By Joe Conason
June 5, 2009
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The White House says she set a record for compiling the information, but it doesn't tell us much -- yet
June 4, 2009
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The elected wing of the GOP knows better. The entertainment wing -- Rush, Coulter et al. -- has a different agenda.
By Gene Lyons
June 4, 2009
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A group of leaders from the right are demanding a tougher fight against the Supreme Court nominee
By Alex Koppelman
June 2, 2009