Supreme Court begins new term with 2nd woman, Sonia Sotomayor, on benchOctober 5th, 2009 Supreme Court begins new term with new justiceWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has begun its new term with a new look. As court convened today, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, joined the eight others.
Summary of actions by the Supreme Court on WednesdaySeptember 30th, 2009 Summary of actions by the Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court on Wednesday:
— Decided to hear arguments over whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment. A federal appeals court upheld a handgun ban in Chicago, but gun rights supporters appealed to the high court, noting its decision last year striking down a similar ban in the District of Columbia.
Appeals court overturns rules limiting how much nonprofits can spend on political campaignsSeptember 18th, 2009 Appeals court overturns campaign finance rulesWASHINGTON — Independent advocacy groups will be able to spend more money to try to influence federal elections under a decision Friday from a federal appeals court that overturned rules limiting nonprofits' campaign spending. Three judges of the U.S.
Return engagement at Supreme Court for anti-Hillary Clinton movie in campaign finance caseSeptember 9th, 2009 'Hillary: The Movie' gets new airing at high courtWASHINGTON — "Hillary: The Movie" is returning to the Supreme Court for a limited engagement and with the chance to overhaul laws governing federal campaigns ranging from the White House to Congress. The justices were hearing arguments in the case Wednesday for the second time.
Supreme Court hears arguments on lifting restrictions on corporate campaign spendingSeptember 9th, 2009 Supreme Court arguments under way in campaign caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in a case that arose from a film attacking Hillary Rodham Clinton, wrestled on Wednesday with whether to overturn prohibitions on political campaign spending by corporations and labor unions. Newly seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor jumped right into the questioning.
Supreme Court receptive to arguments for freer campaign spending by businesses, unionsSeptember 9th, 2009 Supreme Court receptive to freer election spendingWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Wednesday it may let businesses and unions spend freely to help their favored political candidates in time for next year's elections. In a case that began with a movie attacking Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor jumped right into the questioning.
Wasting no time, Sotomayor jumps in to question lawyers in first argument at the Supreme CourtSeptember 9th, 2009 Sonia Sotomayor jumps in to question lawyersWASHINGTON — Twenty minutes into her first argument as a Supreme Court justice, Sonia Sotomayor wasn't shy about taking on two legal heavyweights in an important case that could open a door to a flood of corporate campaign spending. First, Sotomayor went head-to-head with Theodore Olson, a prominent conservative who has argued 56 cases before the Supreme Court.
A brief look at the campaign finance laws at stake in the Supreme Court 'Hillary" movie caseSeptember 5th, 2009 Campaign finance laws before the Supreme CourtThe federal and state campaign finance laws and legal interpretations of them at stake as the Supreme Court hears a reargument of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission:
The court asked lawyers to answer this question: "Should the Court overrule either or both Austin v.
Could 'Hillary: The Movie' lead Supreme Court to wipe away some campaign spending limits?September 5th, 2009 Hillary movie puts campaign finance limits at riskWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appears poised to wipe away limits on campaign spending by corporations and labor unions in time for next year's congressional elections in a case that began as a dispute over a movie about Hillary Rodham Clinton. The justices return to the bench Sept.
A brief look at the people of interest involved in Supreme Court's 'Hillary' argumentsSeptember 5th, 2009 Brief look at the major players in 'Hillary' caseA brief look at some of the people involved in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission arguments in front of the Supreme Court on Sept.
What groups are telling the Supreme Court about campaign finance laws in the 'Hillary' caseSeptember 5th, 2009 What groups are telling court about 'Hillary' caseA brief look at what different groups are telling the Supreme Court about the current campaign finance laws in the Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission case to be argued Sept.
Supreme Court fails to decide on whether anti-Hillary movie should be regulated as campaign adJune 29th, 2009 Court fails to decide on anti-Hillary movieWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has failed to decide on whether a scathing documentary about Hillary Rodham Clinton that was shown during the presidential race should be regulated as if it were a campaign ad. The court said Monday it will hear arguments in the case again in a special session on Sept.
Court signals review of campaign finance laws, raising stakes in anti-Hillary movie caseJune 29th, 2009 Court raises stakes in anti-Hillary movieWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Monday that it could overturn decades-old laws on how money is spent on federal elections, raising the stakes in a case about a scathing documentary about Hillary Rodham Clinton. The high court was expected to release a decision on the Citizens United movie as part of its end-of-the-term wrap up, but in an unusual move the justices said they will hear arguments in the case again in a special session Sept.
Supreme Court cases still to be decidedJune 27th, 2009 Supreme Court cases still to be decidedHighlights of the three remaining cases the Supreme Court is expected to decide Monday at its last public session until October:
—Reverse discrimination: White firefighters in New Haven, Conn., claim they were discriminated against when the city tossed out the results of a promotion exam because too few minorities scored high enough. The city says it acted because it might have been vulnerable to claims that the exam had a "disparate impact" on minorities in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Minn. Supreme Court hears Coleman, Franken arguments over disputed US Senate seatJune 1st, 2009 Minn. high court hears Senate case argumentsST. PAUL, Minn. — Republican Norm Coleman is asking the Minnesota Supreme Court to toss out a lower-court ruling that gave Democrat Al Franken a victory in the state's U.S.