Nov 13 Supreme Court Examines Sex Offender Registration Laws By Admin The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two cases challenging the constitutionality of sex offender registry laws. Continue reading
Oct 21 Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Juvenile Death Penalty Case By Admin A closely divided Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal to review a case that challenged the constitutionality of the death penalty for people convicted of crimes they committed when they were younger than age 18. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch Supreme Court Preview As a new U.S. Supreme Court term opens, Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune previews some of the pivotal and controversial cases facing the high court over the next nine months. Continue watching
Jun 27 Supreme Court Upholds High School Drug Testing By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court handed down a series of major decisions Thursday, including a ruling to allow random drug testing for high school students involved in any type of after-school activity or team. Continue reading
Jun 27 Supreme Court Approves School Voucher Program By Admin A closely-divided Supreme Court ruled Thursday that public money can be used to pay for tuition vouchers at private schools, but only if parents may choose from among a range of religious and secular schools. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch Victory for Vouchers The Supreme Court rules public money can be used to underwrite tuition at religious schools. Continue watching
Jun 24 Supreme Court Rules Only Juries Can Impose Death Sentences By Admin The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries, not judges, must decide whether a defendant receives the death penalty, overturning the death sentence laws in five states and affecting more than 160 prisoners on death row. Continue reading
Jun 20 Supreme Court Rules States Can Help Patients Fight HMOs By Admin, PBS News Hour As its current term comes to a close, the Supreme Court announced several key rulings Thursday, including a major health care decision to let patients use state laws to fight group health plans that refuse to approve certain medical treatments. Continue reading
Jun 20 Supreme Court Bars Executing Mentally Retarded Killers By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled executing mentally retarded people convicted of murder violates the constitution's Eighth Amendment protections against "cruel and unusual punishments."… Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch Fighting HMOs The Supreme Court upholds state laws that help patients fight their HMOs. Continue watching