Supreme Court

In other news, the Supreme Court took up the separation of church and state in a case involving public lands in California, and two Americans and an Israeli received the Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on whether videos of illegal dogfights are protected speech. Marcia Coyle offers insight.

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The Supreme Court, newly reconfigured with the addition of Justice Sonia Sotomayor, will hear several cases involving high-profile issues this term, including First Amendment rights, gun control, criminal law and business regulation.

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The Supreme Court opened a new term on Monday with a docket full of cases concerning corporations, compensation, and the financial markets. Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal previews the term with Gwen Ifill.

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Justice David Souter, the 105th justice to be appointed to the Supreme Court, retired from the high court in June 2009, after more than 18 years on the bench.

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Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court.

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The Supreme Court convened Wednesday for a special hearing on campaign finance rules. Marcia Coyle reports.

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A Supreme Court case that originally focused on a movie that was critical of Hillary Clinton during the 2008 presidential election is being reconsidered and could potentially change how corporate donations to political campaigns are regulated.

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After 27 years of witnessing significant legal proceedings, courtroom sketch artist William Hennessy said he now considers himself a journalist as well.

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Nine of 40 Senate Republicans voted with the Democratic majority Thursday to confirm Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Amy Walter of The Hotline dissects the vote and discusses whether it is likely to have any impact on next year's elections.

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