Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Another Reason I am So Happy Obama Won

Supreme Court Justices...With the disappointing decision today to overturn two court orders that had tried to restrict the use of sonar around whales and other marine mammals by the Navy while conducting "war games" in the...

FCC is being arbitrary in expletives crackdown

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.13.2008 The following editorial appeared Tuesday in the Philadelphia Inquirer: For three decades the Federal Communications Commission has maintained a uniform policy regarding the use of...

Supremely Bad Priorities

Good news: Courts have no business second-guessing the military, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in lifting restrictions on submarine training exercises off the coast of Southern California that may harm marine mammals....

U.S. top court rules for Navy in whales-sonar case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Navy can conduct sonar training exercises off the southern California coast without restrictions designed to protect whales, dolphins and other marine mammals.

BRIAN DICKERSON: Justice Granholm? It's possible under Obama

Justice Granholm? Hillary’s 61, Bill’s 62: Too old for a president-elect who wants his Supreme Court nominees to be serving decades after he himself leaves the Oval Office. But Michigan’s governor has most of the qualities...

Court weighs nature of lab evidence

The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that deals with whether lab reports should be considered "testimonial" rather than objective public records. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case...

Obama May Get to Appoint Two Supreme Court Judges

President-elect Barack Obama may have the rare chance to appoint two judges to the Supreme Court, giving the former law professor an opportunity to make a further lasting mark on American society. Already observers are weighing...

Coleman-Franken Senate Race Still a War of Words, Legal Battles

Nearly a week after Election Day, the race for the U.S. Senate seat among Republican incumbent Norm Coleman, Democratic candidate Al Franken and Independence Party candidate Dean Barkley is still without an official winner. On...

Four dozen federal judgeship openings waiting for Obama

Sunday, November 9, 2008 By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Obama will enter office with an immediate opportunity to begin shaping the federal courts by filling four dozen openings on trial and...

Bush's legal legacy to give Obama tough choices

When Barack Obama becomes president in January, he will confront the controversial legal legacy of the Bush administration.From expansive executive privilege to hard-line tactics in the war on terrorism, Obama must decide what...