Every post published in November 2005, most recent first.
The Supreme Court found itself Wednesday searching creatively for narrow ways to decide two abortion cases — the first to be heard by the Court in five years and the first to be heard by the new “Roberts Court.” In the process, the Justices left the distinct impression that no grand pronouncements on abortion rights are likely to emerge at this point in the history of that searing culture war.
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, apparently nettled by the Justice Department’s shift in position on terrorism suspect Jose Padilla, refused on Wednesday to order his immediate release from military custody and threatened to cast aside its ruling in the government’s favor in the case.
The Supreme Court — in the only decision of the day — ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a lawsuit filed in state court may be shifted to federal court if all of those named on each side of the case are from different states — with emphasis on actually being named, and not potentially involved.
Abortion is always a hot-button issue. It is especially so now that Justice O’Connor is retiring and Judge Alito is slated to replace her.
On December 6, 2005 the Supreme Court will hear the oral argument in FAIR v. Rumsfeld, a case arising from a challenge to the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, a federal law denying federal funds to institutions of higher learning, including law schools, that fail to facilitate the efforts of military recruiters.
The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide when a federal court is to issue an injunction after finding that a patent has been infringed. In accepting a case involving the online auction site, eBay, the Court also asked attorneys to argue whether the Court should reconsider prior precedents on the issue.
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A block of Vermont marble fell off the front pediment of the Supreme Court building Monday morning. No one was struck by the falling rock. About the size of a large loaf of bread, the piece fell onto the Court’s front marble steps, chipping off several smaller pieces.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to let the state of New Jersey sue the state of Delaware – directly in the Court — in an interstate dispute over plans to build a large new natural gas loading facility for supertankers along the Delaware River that forms a border between the two states.
The Supreme Court has given the federal government an extra 18 days to submit its response to the appeal by Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who is seeking to challenge his designation as an “enemy combatant” in the war on terrorism.