Nation Apr 28 Supreme Court hooks fishing case The court said Monday it will hear the case of a Florida fisherman who wants the court to throw out his conviction for getting rid of some small grouper under a federal law originally aimed at the accounting industry.
Nation Apr 27 Supreme Court takes on police searches of cellphones Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American's virtual home?…
Nation Apr 22 Supreme Court Justices concerned over impact on cloud computing in Aereo case WASHINGTON -- Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet. The high court heard arguments…
Nation Apr 22 Supreme Court tackles streaming television suit Tuesday WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between broadcasters and an Internet startup company that has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry. The company is Aereo Inc., and the justices are hearing arguments…
Nation Apr 21 Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over Internet TV service Aereo WASHINGTON — Thirty years after failing to convince the Supreme Court of the threat posed by home video recordings, big media companies are back and now trying to rein in another technological innovation they say threatens their financial well-being. The…
Politics Apr 02 Supreme Court strikes down campaign contribution limits The Supreme Court struck down limits Wednesday in federal law on the overall campaign contributions the biggest individual donors may make to candidates, political parties and political action committees. The justices said in a 5-4 vote that Americans have a…
Politics Mar 25 High court seems divided on health law’s contraception coverage Supreme Court justices are weighing whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law that requires coverage of birth control for employees at no extra charge. The case being argued at the Supreme…
Nation Mar 04 Supreme Court skeptical of IQ scores in deciding execution Supreme Court The Supreme Court indicated Monday that states should look beyond an intelligence test score in borderline cases of mental disability to determine whether a death row inmate is eligible to be executed. Twelve years…
Nation Mar 03 Supreme Court considers state IQ guidelines for executions The case being argued Monday at the court centers on how authorities determine who is eligible to be put to death, 12 years after the justices prohibited the execution of the mentally disabled.
Politics Jan 13 Supreme Court reviews president’s recess appointment power Under a provision of the Constitution known as the recess appointments clause, the president may make temporary appointments to positions that otherwise require confirmation by the Senate, but only when the Senate is in recess. Now, President Barack Obama and…