Britain's new Supreme Court swings into action as recently minted justices consider first caseOctober 4th, 2009 Britain's new Supreme Court swings into actionLONDON — Britain's most powerful judges take up their first case this week with new robes, new titles, a new courtroom and — some argue — more power. Monday marks the hearing of the first case by Britain's new Supreme Court, a group of 12 justices who were until recently known as the Law Lords.
Brennan, Frankfurter _ Supreme Court foes, D.C. neighbors _ among 4 justices on new stampsSeptember 22nd, 2009 New stamps for 4 Supreme Court justicesWASHINGTON — Supreme Court justices Felix Frankfurter and William Brennan — Washington neighbors and frequent adversaries on the bench — are among four justices being honored on new stamps. Nineteenth-century Justice Joseph Story, whose father took part in the Boston Tea Party, and Justice Louis Brandeis, the first Jewish American on the court, are the others.
Group of American Indians asks Supreme Court to decide whether Redskins' name is offensiveSeptember 15th, 2009 Indians ask Supreme Court if 'Redskins' offendsWASHINGTON — A group of American Indians who find the Washington Redskins name offensive wants the Supreme Court to take up the matter. The group on Monday asked the justices to review a lower court decision that favored the NFL team on a legal technicality.
Supreme Court will provide audio soon after arguments in Clinton movie campaign finance caseSeptember 4th, 2009 Court to give same-day audio in Clinton movie caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will release audio tapes soon after Wednesday's argument in a case about limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions. The court said Friday it has agreed to a request by the C-SPAN cable network for the quick release of audio in the case that involves a movie, made by a conservative group, that was harshly critical of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential ambitions.
Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in as Supreme Court justice; court's first Hispanic, third womanAugust 8th, 2009 Sotomayor is sworn in as Supreme Court justiceWASHINGTON —It's Justice Sotomayor now. Sonia Sotomayor has been sworn in as the Supreme Court's first Hispanic justice.
Sonia Sotomayor at court on Saturday for swearing-in as 111th Supreme Court justiceAugust 8th, 2009 Sotomayor to be sworn in as justice SaturdayWASHINGTON —Sonia Sotomayor, her family and friends are gathering at the Supreme Court for her swearing-in as the court's first Hispanic, third woman and 111th justice. Chief Justice John Roberts planned to preside at two oath-taking ceremonies Saturday allowing Sotomayor to begin her new job.
Sotomayor to be sworn in as Supreme Court justice in ceremony on Saturday at high courtAugust 6th, 2009 Sotomayor to be sworn in Saturday at high courtWASHINGTON — Sonia Sotomayor will be sworn in as the 111th justice of the Supreme Court on Saturday, with Chief Justice John Roberts administering two oaths of office. The 55-year-old Sotomayor will repeat one oath as prescribed by the Constitution in a private ceremony at the high court at 11 a.m.
Nevada Supreme Court to hear arguments on releasing OJ Simpson pending appealAugust 3rd, 2009 Nevada Supreme Court to weigh OJ release on appealLAS VEGAS — Lawyers for O.J. Simpson and a former golfing buddy hope to persuade a Nevada Supreme Court panel to spring the two men from prison while the justices review their convictions in a gunpoint hotel room heist.
Sotomayor says pay a 'difficult' issue for many judges, but she can live on high court salaryJuly 16th, 2009 Sotomayor can get by on justice's payWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor says she's lived on a judge's salary for 17 years, and she can, in her words, "suffer through more of it."
Supreme Court justices make a little more than $200,000 a year. Sotomayor was responding Thursday to questions from Republican Sen.
Sotomayor declines to say whether she has any heroes currently sitting on Supreme CourtJuly 14th, 2009 Sotomayor passes on chance to rate justicesWASHINGTON — Given a chance to say Tuesday which current Supreme Court justice or justices she most admires, Sonia Sotomayor took a pass. Answering a question from Wisconsin Democrat Herb Kohl, the 55-year-old Sotomayor declared: "To suggest that I admire one of the sitting Supreme Court justices would suggest that I think of myself as a clone of one of the judges.
White House says high court's firefighters ruling shows Sotomayor follows judicial precedentJune 29th, 2009 White House: Court ruling shows nominee not biasedWASHINGTON — Spinning a Supreme Court decision in its favor, the White House said Monday that the justices' reversal of a ruling that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge proves that she follows judicial precedent. The high court ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race.
Supreme Court to rule in discrimination case, say goodbye to Souter in term wrap-upJune 29th, 2009 Supreme Court bidding goodbye to SouterWASHINGTON — It's Justice David Souter's last day on the Supreme Court and he'll be ruling on a case familiar to the woman nominated to replace him. It's a reverse discrimination case filed by white firefighters in New Haven, Conn.
Supreme Court issues rulings ThursdayJune 18th, 2009 Supreme Court issues rulings ThursdayWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is meeting at Thursday to issue rulings in some of its 14 remaining cases. The justices are likely to finish their work for the summer by the end of the month.
Supreme Court turns away appeal of ex-Tyco executives convicted of fraud, larcenyJune 8th, 2009 Ex-Tyco execs lose appeal at Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is refusing to hear an appeal from two former top executives of Tyco International that challenges their convictions for fraud and larceny involving more than $100 million in bonuses. The justices' action Monday ends the effort by Tyco's former CEO L.
Apex court refuses to ban release of 'Deshdrohi' in MaharashtraJanuary 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Thursday refused to ban the release of Bhojpuri film 'Deshdrohi', which allegedly depicts Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's stand against north Indians, in Maharashtra. A bench of Justices B.N.
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