Chief Justice John Roberts says State of Union speech has 'degenerated to political pep rally' U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts said Tuesday the scene at President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address was "very troubling" and that the annual speech ...
The short life and quick death of Radar Online's rumor that Chief Justice Roberts is quitting For a short time, Washington buzzed over a rumor reported exclusively by an online gossip Web site with no particular Supreme Court expertise that Chief Justice ...
The US Supreme Court refused Tuesday to block a law allowing same-sex marriages in Washington DC, clearing the way for the legislation to go into effect Wednesday. Chief Justice John Roberts, in a three-page opinion that sidestepped the legal issues involved, said ...
Supreme Court refuses to stop DC's gay marriage law from taking effect The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block the District of Columbia's gay marriage law, freeing the city to issue its first marriage licenses to same-sex couples the following day. ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chief Justice John Roberts of the Supreme Court rejected on Tuesday a request from opponents of gay marriage to put on hold a new law that allows same-sex couples to wed in Washington, D.C. Roberts acted right before the ...
<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court rules judges must step aside from cases to avoid appearance of bias</div><div><p>The Supreme Court ruled Monday that elected judges must step aside from cases when large campaign contributions from interested parties create the appearance of bias.</p><p>By ...
<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court will rule on federal law allowing indefinite confinement of sex offenders</div><div><p>The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they complete their prison terms.</p><p>The ...
<div id="subtitle">Supreme Court sides with Texas district in narrow ruling on voting rights law</div><div><p>The Supreme Court ruled narrowly Monday in a challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act, siding with a small Texas governing authority but sidestepping the larger constitutional issue.</p><p ...
<div><p>The US Supreme Court avoided ruling Monday on the constitutionality of decades-old electoral legislation intended to protect minorities against racial discrimination.</p><p>The top court in the United States ruled instead that some southern US states can apply for exemptions to a clause contained ...
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that crime lab reports used in drug and other cases can be introduced as evidence at trial only if defendants can cross-examine the forensic analysts who prepared them.</p><p>By a 5-4 vote, the ...
