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Judge cites Confederate flag plates, Iverson in Redskins decision
A federal district judge has ruled against the Washington Redskins in a trademark dispute, referring to a recent Supreme Court…
Why June 26 is already a landmark day for gays and the Supreme Court
As the Supreme Court nears a decision on same-sex marriages, observers of Court history have noted that June 26 already has…
Supreme Court rules in raisins, hotel privacy cases
The U.S. Supreme Court didn’t rule on its widely anticipated Obamacare or same-sex marriage cases on Monday, but it did issue…
Supreme Court rules against spouse’s visa denial challenge
A divided Supreme Court on Monday said that naturalized U.S. citizen couldn’t challenge a federal government decision to deny…
Update: Supreme Court rules in Facebook, free speech case
In a majority 7-2 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court said today that a lower court that convicted a…
Supreme Court divided about same-sex marriage in historic arguments
As expected, a deeply divided United States Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday about status of same-sex marriage, and again…
Constitution Check: Might the Supreme Court take a pass on same-sex marriage now?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s literacy adviser, looks that an interesting argument posed about next…
Justices seem skeptical during raisin case at Supreme Court
During Supreme Court arguments today about the government’s power to confiscate raisin crops, several Justices appeared to…
Supreme Court declines deer hunting, fish pedicure cases
Sometimes, cases not accepted by the Supreme Court can be as interesting as those accepted for arguments, and on Monday, the court…
An important week for the same-sex marriage debate
The first full week of January will be a big one for the national debate over same-sex marriage bans, starting in Florida on early…
