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The good news is that it's clear what the Obama administration must do to end the decade-long war on the Constitution.
By Glenn Greenwald
January 1, 2009
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Without comment, the justices declined to consider a lawsuit that contends both Barack Obama and John McCain are ineligible for the presidency.
By Alex Koppelman
December 8, 2008
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With as many as three justices expected to retire, Obama may have the opportunity to reshape the conservative-leaning court. Our experts eye the candidates.
By Justin Jouvenal
November 19, 2008
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Sherman Alexie, Joan Blades, Robert Dallek, Greil Marcus, Dan Savage and others weigh in on Obama's historic presidential win.
November 6, 2008
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If elected, McCain might well push the court far to the right -- with dramatic consequences for abortion rights, sexual privacy, diversity in schools and more.
By Erwin Chemerinsky
October 6, 2008
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John McCain used the high court's decision to blast away at Barack Obama -- but it could make Obama's campaign more bulletproof.
By Mike Madden
June 27, 2008
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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.
By Vincent Rossmeier
June 26, 2008
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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.
By Alex Koppelman
June 26, 2008
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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.
By Alex Koppelman
June 26, 2008
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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.
By James Ross
June 13, 2008
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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.
June 12, 2008
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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.
By Alex Koppelman
June 12, 2008
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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.
By Gary Kamiya
May 23, 2008
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John McCain's stance regarding judicial appointments shows he's unlikely to buck his party on the issue.
By Justin Jouvenal
May 19, 2008
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Slate: SCOTUS and Senate are "protecting us from the dangerous laws that protect us."
By Lynn Harris
April 30, 2008
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Call your senators today to support fair pay.
By Lynn Harris
April 23, 2008
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Salon asked leading feminists to talk about the court case that changed their lives, and why it matters more than ever.
January 22, 2008
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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.
By Alan Berlow
January 2, 2008
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Blamed in the deaths of Iraqi civilians, the private security firm has long ties to the White House and prominent Republicans, including Ken Starr.
By Ben Van Heuvelen
October 2, 2007
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How can a justice with such a keen sense of his own persecution be so blind to others'?
By Tim Grieve
October 1, 2007
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The infamous lawyer knows how to keep troublesome information hidden, and what better way for the president to taunt his detractors.
By Joe Conason
September 14, 2007
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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?
By Garrett Epps
September 13, 2007
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New book says Supreme Court Justice David Souter considered resigning over Bush v. Gore.
By Tim Grieve
September 4, 2007
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He may be gone, but the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act is sticking around.
By Page Rockwell
August 28, 2007
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Patrick Leahy explains why he voted to confirm Chief Justice John Roberts.
By Tim Grieve
August 2, 2007
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