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DC Sniper asks Court to block execution

Attorneys for John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the 2002 sniper attacks in the Washington, D.C., area that left 10 dead, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on

Civil rights-era case won't be reviewed

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a judge's ruling that allowed prosecutors to charge a reputed Ku Klux Klansman with kidnapping more than 40 years

Court to take up Gitmo detainee case

The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will hear a new case about the rights of Guantanamo detainees, this time involving prisoners who remain in custody even after

Sotomayor: Nomination tightly scripted

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor says her nomination process was so tightly scripted that even her clothes were chosen for her.

Justice Ginsburg briefly hospitalized

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, was kept at a hospital overnight after she became drowsy and fell from her

Supreme Court will hear Skilling appeal

The Supreme Court will consider throwing out the convictions of former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeff Skilling for his role in the collapse of the one-time

Court hears arguments about cross

Justice Antonin Scalia was having difficulty understanding how some people might feel excluded by a cross that was put up as a memorial to soldiers killed in

Court takes up free-speech case of pit bull videos

Supreme Court justices on Tuesday indicated that a federal law aimed at graphic videos of dog fights and other acts of animal cruelty goes too far in limiting

Summary of Supreme Court action Monday

The Supreme Court denied appeals in nearly 2,000 cases Monday.

Supreme Court now in session

The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench as the court tried to hash out how long a suspect's request for a lawyer

Supreme Court begins new term with new justice

When court convenes Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, will join the eight others.

Interactive: Supreme Court of the US

A brief biographical overview of the members of SCOTUS.

Supreme Court takes a fresh look at handgun laws

The Supreme Court could ignite a vigorous new fight over state and local gun controls across the nation when it rules on a challenge to Chicago's handgun ban.

High court to look at local gun control laws

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle

Ginsburg released from hospital, back to work

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and

Justice Ginsburg hospitalized; became ill at work

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the 76-year-old Supreme Court justice who underwent pancreatic cancer surgery earlier this year, fell ill at work after a treatment for

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