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WATCH LIVE: Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaks on immigration ruling
Monday the Supreme Court gutted much of Arizona’s controversial anti-immigration law, SB 1070, also known as the “papers please” law. The Supreme Court upheld the law’s provision which allows law enforcement to check immigration status when stopped. In a statement, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said, “Today’s decision by the Supreme…
Supreme Court rules juveniles cannot be sentenced to life without parole
US judges will no longer be able to hand out mandatory sentences of life behind bars with no chance of parole to children following a supreme court ruling handed down Monday. In a 5-4 vote, justices threw out America’s ability to send juveniles to prison without a hope of ever…
Supreme Court guts most of Arizona’s anti-immigration law
The United States Supreme Court on Monday struck down most of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 immigration law, but upheld that police could be required to inquire about immigration status when they stop suspects. In a 5-4 ruling (PDF), the court said that federal laws preempted most of the Arizona law.…
Supreme Court poised to rule on health care reform
The imminent US Supreme Court decision on Barack Obama’s signature health care reforms has major implications for November’s presidential election and for the future of the United States. A ruling is expected as early as Monday — two years to the day after Obama signed into law an act to…
In major anti-union decision, Supreme Court limits use of special political fees
In a case regarded as a major victory for anti-union forces, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that an emergency fee imposed by the Service Employee International Union in 2005 on all California state employees was illegal. The special assessment was required off all state employees represented by SEIU, including…
Analysis: Supreme Court backs Chamber of Commerce in every case
Just in case you needed any more proof that the Supreme Court was taking a hard-line dash to the right, a new analysis by The Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank and law center “dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of our Constitution’s text and history,” found Thursday that so…
Republican candidate pre-celebrates Supreme Court striking down ‘Obamacare’
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock (R) published a video to his YouTube account this week in which he celebrates the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which he calls “Obamacare,” and asks viewers to send him money to keep up the fight against a…
Supreme Court overrules FCC on TV swearing ban
So it turns out you can curse on television – sort of. According to MSNBC, a ruling by the Supreme Court Thursday waived fines and sanctions against ABC and Fox, saying the Federal Communications Commission did not give them fair notice before punishing them over brief instances of curse words…
Supreme Court: Older convictions subject to new crack sentencing guidelines
In a 5-4 decision (PDF) on Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that reduced sentences for crack cocaine, approved by Congress in 2010, must be applied to individuals with pending legal cases at the time of its passage if they had not yet been sentenced. The nation’s top judges took…
Supreme Court rules U.S. must repay Native American tribes for federal programs
The US Supreme Court Monday ordered the government to repay to Native American tribes the costs of running federal programs including education, homeland security and environmental protection. In a victory for the Navajo Indians and several other tribes, the top court ruled by five to four the government must reimburse…
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