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Court accepts new statutory mandatory minimum case (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal law imposing an enhanced sentence for firing a gun during a drug crime or other violent crime applies if the gun was fired accidentally o More...
Justices take appeal over anti-Hillary Clinton film (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal campaign finance law prohibited a conservative interest group from broadcasting and promoting a movie critical of Democratic Sen. More...
Justices take appeal over anti-Hillary Clinton film (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal campaign finance law prohibited a conservative interest group from broadcasting and promoting a movie critical of Democratic Sen. More...
Court accepts case on felony charge for drug possession (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether using a cellular phone to buy drugs for personal use converts that possession misdemeanor crime into a felony. More...
Justices take appeal from former Enron Corp. official (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a new round of criminal charges can be brought against a former executive at Enron Corp.’s broadband unit. More...
Recently Decided
Divided court backs Navy in sonar case (Nov. 12, 2008)
In the first ruling of the new term, a divided Supreme Court held today that the U.S. More...
Justices rule on case concerning contracts negotiated during the 2001 Western energy crisis (June 26, 2008)
The Supreme Court asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a federal appeals court on Thursday to review the conclusions both reached about whether electricity contracts signed during the More...
Court invalidates Millionaire's Amendment (June 26, 2008)
On the last day of its term, a closely-divided Supreme Court struck down the so-called Millionaire's Amendment to the 2002 campaign finance law. More...
Court strikes down D.C. gun ban (June 26, 2008)
On its final day of the term, a Supreme Court divided along familiar ideological lines broke its seven decade silence regarding the central meaning of the Second Amendment when it struck down Washi More...
Court allows criminal defendant to exclude victim's testimony (June 25, 2008)
A murder defendant has the right to exclude the testimony of his victim, the Supreme Court held in a case that sheds light on the state of Confrontation Clause doctrine. More...