US Supreme Court News

Gov. Bill Ritter plans to take a dispute over campaign finance laws straight to the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Share + Feb 9, 2010 10:00 am US/Central WASHINGTON 1 of 4 A snowman is seen in front of the US Captiol in Washington, DC, on February 8, 2010.

REIDSVILLE, Ga. - With the blessing of local officials, members of a Baptist church came to the Tattnall County courthouse last week with a hammer, nails and a large framed copy of the Ten Commandments they hung inside near the entrance.

Navigational locks and gates in Chicago-area waterways crucial for shipping may be opened less frequently than usual under a $78.5 million campaign to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lakes, federal officials said Monday.

OKLAHOMA CITY a ' Repeat sex offenders convicted of raping a child 6 years old or younger would be eligible for the death penalty under a bill passed by a House committee.

Two Los Angeles filmmakers are shedding light on a federal trial concerning same-sex marriage in California, whose proceedings were blacked out by the U.S. Supreme Court.

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The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has set April 8 as the execution date for Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Tandy Smith.

Generally, once a person has served their time for committing a crime, they are free to move forward with their lives.

The Swiss government has agreed to relocate two Chinese Muslim brothers who have been detained at Guantanamo Bay for nearly eight years.

By Charles C. Haynes Fights over the Good Book in public schools have a long and ignoble history in the United States -- from 19th century Bible Wars to current conflicts over Bible electives.

Republicans have been hitting the Obama administration for Attorney General Eric Holder's too-quick decision to Mirandize accused Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab after a mere 50 minutes of what has been described as valuable interrogation.

LUCASVILLE a ' Ohio executed a man this morning who had bragged he would copy a killing scene from a violent movie and then shot a convenience store owner and a clerk to death.

SALT LAKE CITY - Guns made and kept in Utah would be exempt from federal regulations under a measure the Utah Senate gave its initial approval to Tuesday, despite concerns it could lead to a costly legal fight in a lean budget year.

The execution of an Ohio man convicted of killing a convenience store owner and a clerk is proceeding now that the inmate has lost his final court appeals.

Thomas, 61, makes few public appearances. When he does appear, it is often at law schools.

Overcriminalization of life and the appalling condition of our countrya TMs prison facilities have been frequent subjects on this blog over the years.

A leading Democratic lawmaker blasted the US Supreme Court on Wednesday for "judicial activism" over a ruling that relaxes campaign finance rules.

Speculation over whether the U.S. Supreme Court will start its next term with or without Justice John Paul Stevens has been swirling ever since it was reported that he hired only one clerk for next term instead of the usual four.

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich received a redrafted and expanded set of indictments Thursday as federal prosecutors sought to eliminate wording that has to do with a judicial statute prosecutors hoped would help their case but that the US Supreme Court may soon strike down.

Mr. Blagojevich was first indicted in April 2009; he was charged with 16 counts of corruption including racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud, extortion conspiracy, attempted extortion, and making false statements to federal agents. His trial is scheduled to start in June.