Bob Barnes

Articles by Bob Barnes

Rick Perry holds the record on executions (August 23, 2011)

Cases lining up to ask Supreme Court to clarify Second Amendment rights (August 14, 2011)

Back home in Kansas City, lawmakers find strong feelings about budget fight (August 8, 2011)

College affirmative action back on Supreme Courts horizon (July 31, 2011)

A priceless win at the Supreme Court? No, it has a price. (July 25, 2011)

Scalia and Thomas disagree about children and free speech (July 3, 2011)

Justices who will shape Supreme Courts future are matching pairs (June 28, 2011)

Supreme Court strikes Arizonas matching funds to publicly financed candidates (June 27, 2011)

Supreme Court strikes Calif. law banning sale of violent video games to minors (June 27, 2011)

Supreme Court protects generic drug-makers from being sued for lack of warning (June 23, 2011)

Supreme Court says defendants may confront lab analysts who prepare reports (June 23, 2011)

Supreme Court blocks massive sex-discrimination suit against Wal-Mart (June 20, 2011)

Alito, Sotomayor give voice to court split (June 19, 2011)

Supreme Court: Children are different when it comes to Miranda warning against self-incrimination (June 16, 2011)

Supreme Court upholds ethics law on legislative vote (June 13, 2011)

Supreme Court continues to define what constitutes a violent felony (June 9, 2011)

Va. federal judge rejects government request to reconsider on donations (June 8, 2011)

Supreme Court limits patent rights of university research (June 6, 2011)

Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a divisive Supreme Court decision unite (June 5, 2011)

Supreme Court: Ashcroft not liable in detention of American Muslim post-9/11 (May 31, 2011)

Va. judge rules against U.S. ban on direct corporate contributions to candidates (May 27, 2011)

Supreme Court upholds Ariz. law punishing companies that hire illegal immigrants (May 26, 2011)

Supreme Court upholds order that may release thousands of California inmates (May 23, 2011)

Citizens United decision reverberates in courts across country (May 22, 2011)

Supreme Court affirms police action in Kentucky drug case (May 17, 2011)

Jerusalem or Israel? Supreme Court case raises trove of constitutional questions (May 8, 2011)

Jerusalem or Israel? Supreme Court case raises trove of constitutional questions (May 8, 2011)

Kagan defends former Bush official who is representing House in same-sex marriage case (April 29, 2011)

Supreme Court says arbitration agreements can ban class-action efforts (April 27, 2011)

Supreme Court skeptical that prescription data laws dont violate free speech (April 26, 2011)

Supreme Court turns down Virginias request to expedite review of health-care law (April 25, 2011)

Supreme Court confronts whether Nev. conflict-of-interest law violates free speech (April 24, 2011)

Court asked to balance information age advances with constitutional protections (April 24, 2011)

Supreme Court skeptical of allowing global-warming case to move forward (April 20, 2011)

High court turns down Uighur case for U.S. resettlement (April 18, 2011)

Supreme Court takes no action on request to expedite health-care law review (April 18, 2011)

Supreme Court declines to clarify rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees (April 10, 2011)

Supreme Court tosses private-school tax-credit challenge (April 4, 2011)

Supreme Court skeptical about Arizonas campaign finance law (March 29, 2011)

Supreme Court rules against exonerated death row inmate who sued prosecutors (March 29, 2011)

Justices question next step for massive Wal-Mart discrimination suit (March 29, 2011)

Wal-Mart asks Supreme Court to deny class-action suit by female workers (March 27, 2011)

Is lying protected speech? Military-medal case on track for Supreme Court (March 27, 2011)

With Ariz. case, Supreme Court takes up campaign finance issue again (March 26, 2011)

Supreme Court sides with investors, workers in two business-related cases (March 22, 2011)

Supreme Court says no to campaign finance review, yes to death row inmate appeal (March 22, 2011)

Supreme Court opens way for prisoners to try to gain access to DNA evidence (March 8, 2011)

Alito stands alone on Supreme Court's First Amendment cases (March 4, 2011)

Supreme Court rules First Amendment protects church's right to picket funerals (March 3, 2011)

Supreme Court considers former attorney general Ashcroft's liability in lawsuit (March 3, 2011)

Supreme Court rules First Amendment protects church's right to picket funerals (March 3, 2011)

Court: Victim's dying words may be used at trial (March 1, 2011)

Court says Mazda can be sued over seat-belt death (February 24, 2011)

Court says Mazda can be sued over seat-belt death (February 24, 2011)

Court confronts question of who can sue when challenging federal actions (February 23, 2011)

Supreme Court rules vaccine makers protected from lawsuits (February 23, 2011)

Supreme Court hears soap opera story of interest to the tea party (February 22, 2011)

Supreme Court watchers: Roberts, Alito no sure bets against health-care mandate (February 14, 2011)

Supreme Court confronts conflicting laws on post-conviction DNA testing (February 14, 2011)

Supreme Court won't be fully represented (January 25, 2011)

Justices: Man can sue over reprisal (January 25, 2011)

Supreme Court won't be fully represented at State of the Union (January 25, 2011)

Supreme Court says fiance of complaining worker protected from retaliation (January 25, 2011)

Supreme Court hesitant to extend 'personal privacy' restrictions to corporations (January 20, 2011)

Court debates fairness, not secrets (January 19, 2011)

Court reviews when police may enter someone's home without warrant (January 13, 2011)

Kagan delivers first judicial opinion, in bankruptcy case (January 12, 2011)

Court weighs disclosures to stockholders (January 11, 2011)

Arizona shootings have immediate impact on the political conversation in Washington (January 10, 2011)

Supreme Court to hear drug data-mining case (January 8, 2011)

Tests of 'Roe' more frequent since justices upheld late-term abortion ban in '07 (December 28, 2010)

Supreme Court continues to look for elusive rules on death penalty (December 20, 2010)

High court torn on Ariz. law to punish companies for hiring illegal immigrants (December 9, 2010)

Supreme Court reviews federal court order that California reduce prison population (December 1, 2010)

Supreme Court to weigh constitutionality of Arizona public campaign finance law (November 30, 2010)

DeLay convicted of money-laundering charges in campaign finance scheme (November 25, 2010)

Supreme Court upholds higher sentences for criminals who use guns (November 16, 2010)

Tough gun sentences upheld (November 16, 2010)

Supreme Court shows interest in employment discrimination cases (November 15, 2010)

Supreme Court considers gender discrimination in citizenship cases (November 11, 2010)

Supreme Court hears challenge on class-action arbitration suits (November 10, 2010)

Justices debate whether tax law that benefits private schools violates clause (November 4, 2010)

Proposed ban puts justices in 'Mortal Kombat' ring (November 3, 2010)

Supreme Court won't hear new campaign finance challenge (November 2, 2010)

Roberts Court rulings on campaign finance reveal shifting makeup, forceful role (November 1, 2010)

Supreme Court to consider Ashcroft bid for immunity (October 19, 2010)

Supreme Court to decide whether Ashcroft can be sued by detained citizen (October 18, 2010)

Every word hanging in the balance (October 18, 2010)

In important cases, Supreme Court outcomes sometimes determined by a single word (October 17, 2010)

Drama is missing in DNA death row case (October 14, 2010)

Supreme Court hears Texas death row inmate's appeal over DNA evidence (October 14, 2010)

Justices divided on allowing lawsuits in childhood vaccine cases (October 13, 2010)

Court weighs free speech vs. privacy at funerals (October 7, 2010)

Court considers Westboro Baptist Church's anti-gay protests at military funerals (October 7, 2010)

Supreme Court debates privacy rights and government's role as employer (October 6, 2010)

Justice Elena Kagan a comfortable and active questioner in first case (October 4, 2010)

Kagan's recusals take her out of action in many of the Supreme Court's cases (October 3, 2010)

High-court divide has a new dynamic (October 3, 2010)

Supreme Court opens term with three women, potential for partisan divide (October 2, 2010)

The fringes of freedom (October 1, 2010)

Church's protests at military funerals a free-speech test for Supreme Court (September 30, 2010)

Judge orders reinstatement of military nurse discharged under 'don't ask' policy (September 25, 2010)

Three years after landmark court decision, Louisville still struggles with school desegregation (September 20, 2010)

Breyer on the Constitution (September 20, 2010)

Judge in California rules on military's ban on openly gay service members (September 10, 2010)

Judge rules on military gay ban (September 10, 2010)

If there's no cross, is there still a case? (August 23, 2010)

A deep bench of substitute justices goes unused (August 9, 2010)

Senate confirms Elena Kagan's nomination to Supreme Court (August 6, 2010)

Judge strikes California's ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8 (August 5, 2010)

Arizona appeals judge's ruling on immigration law (July 30, 2010)

As Stevens retires from court, one final duel with Scalia (July 26, 2010)

The un-routine sets apart Sotomayor's first term (July 11, 2010)

High court nominees' cautious answers frustrate senators (July 4, 2010)

Kagan finishes Supreme Court confirmation hearings (July 1, 2010)

Roberts led Supreme Court through assertive term (June 30, 2010)

The High Court: Ruling on naming petition signers leaves room for interpretation (June 28, 2010)

Supreme Court decision casts doubt on former Enron CEO's conviction (June 25, 2010)

Justices say petition signers should not expect their names to be kept secret (June 25, 2010)

Supreme Court casts doubt on ex-Enron CEO Skilling's conviction (June 25, 2010)

Supreme Court upholds ban on 'material support' to foreign terrorist groups (June 22, 2010)

Supreme Court rules Fla. beach work doesn't affect property owners' rights (June 18, 2010)

Supreme Court rules on employer monitoring of cellphone, computer conversations (June 18, 2010)

Supreme Court court rules in text-messaging, property rights cases (June 17, 2010)

California court hears closing arguments in same-sex marriage case (June 17, 2010)

No automatic deportation of immigrants for minor drug offenses, justices rule (June 15, 2010)

Arizona blocked from subsidizing state candidates facing privately funded foes (June 9, 2010)

Papers covering Elena Kagan's time as Clinton adviser released (June 5, 2010)

Ex-Somali official Mohamed Ali Samantar may be sued in U.S., Supreme Court rules (June 2, 2010)

Supreme Court: Suspects must invoke right to remain silent in interrogations (June 2, 2010)

High Court: Justices to consider 'funeral protests' in free-speech case (May 31, 2010)

Administration opposes Arizona law that penalizes hiring of illegal immigrants (May 29, 2010)

Justice Scalia: Kagan's lack of judicial experience no bar to Supreme Court (May 27, 2010)

Senators will have less background on Kagan to help make Supreme Court decision (May 26, 2010)

Supreme Court denies NFL increased antitrust protection (May 25, 2010)

Justices say employers may not use discriminatory testing practices (May 25, 2010)

Kagan releases cartons of documents to Senate Judiciary Committee (May 19, 2010)

Supreme Court rules out some life sentences for juveniles (May 17, 2010)

Opera-loving justices bring the music to the high court (May 17, 2010)

In Elena Kagan's work as solicitor general, few clues to her views (May 13, 2010)

Kagan would emphasize Supreme Court moving in new direction (May 11, 2010)

Elena Kagan: '10th justice' has deep legal knowledge but no bench experience (May 10, 2010)

Elena Kagan: '10th justice' has deep legal knowledge but no bench experience (May 10, 2010)

Obama navigating high court nomination process with more ease this time (May 8, 2010)

Justice Stevens casts a long shadow over Supreme Court (May 6, 2010)

Supreme Court closes its front doors to the public (May 4, 2010)

Immigrant's survivors cannot sue federal health officials, Supreme Court rules (May 4, 2010)

Poll affirms a vote for judicial know-how (April 30, 2010)

Supreme Court ponders privacy rights for petition signers (April 29, 2010)

Supreme Court overturns objection to cross on public land (April 29, 2010)

Supreme Court to enter fight over violent video games (April 27, 2010)

Sensitivity to 'ordinary Americans' a key criterion of court nominees (April 26, 2010)

Obama wants Supreme Court nominee who supports abortion rights (April 22, 2010)

Supreme Court backs bonuses for lawyers' public interest work (April 22, 2010)

Supreme Court overturns anti-animal cruelty law in First Amendment case (April 21, 2010)

Supreme Court still resists pressure to televise proceedings (April 19, 2010)

Supreme Court to consider case against California law school (April 18, 2010)

Obama considering as many as 10 candidates for high court opening (April 13, 2010)

Replacing Justice Stevens on high court is not just a matter of ideology (April 11, 2010)

Justice John Paul Stevens announces his retirement from Supreme Court (April 10, 2010)

High Court: Justices increasingly speaking outside the courtroom (April 5, 2010)

After years as justice, John Paul Stevens wants what's 'best for the court' (April 3, 2010)

Supreme Court says lawyers must tell immigrant clients of deportation risk (April 1, 2010)

Supreme Court sticks with longtime stand on fees for mutual funds (March 31, 2010)

Law professor Goodwin Liu may be test case for Obama judicial picks (March 22, 2010)

Wife of Justice Thomas starts group for 'citizen activists' (March 16, 2010)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she would forbid state judicial elections (March 12, 2010)

It's Obama vs. the Supreme Court, Round 2, over campaign finance ruling (March 11, 2010)

Bankruptcy law doesn't restrict free speech, Supreme Court says (March 9, 2010)

Supreme Court to rule on anti-gay protests at military funerals (March 9, 2010)

High Court: Does religion still matter? (March 8, 2010)

Somali official's immunity case raises legal, policy issues (March 4, 2010)

Chief justice denies stay of District's same-sex marriage law (March 3, 2010)

Supreme Court does more wrangling with gun laws (March 3, 2010)

Skilling case latest to test 'honest services' (March 2, 2010)

Supreme Court dismisses case involving resettlement of Guantanamo detainees (March 2, 2010)

Gun case presents quandary for Supreme Court justices (March 1, 2010)

Supreme Court rules that request for lawyer in questioning has expiration (February 25, 2010)

Supreme Court weighs free speech against aid to terrorists (February 24, 2010)

Supreme Court returns, firearms regulation and detainees on agenda (February 22, 2010)

NRA, onetime ally feud over next big guns case to go before Supreme Court (February 8, 2010)

Reactions split on Obama's remark, Alito's response at State of the Union (January 29, 2010)

Alito dissents on Obama critique of court decision (January 28, 2010)

O'Connor: Corporate campaign funds could affect judiciary (January 26, 2010)

Court won't block extradition of former Panamanian leader Noriega (January 26, 2010)

Justice Kennedy was key to conservatives' win in campaign finance decision (January 24, 2010)

High court shows it might be willing to act boldly (January 22, 2010)

Supreme Court rejects limits on corporate spending on political campaigns (January 22, 2010)

In a first test for court watchers, Sotomayor upholds death sentence (January 21, 2010)

Supreme Court mandates 'dignity and respect' in death sentencing (January 20, 2010)

Justices to hear case on disclosure of names on a petition (January 16, 2010)

High court's broadcast ruling under microscope (January 15, 2010)

Supreme Court bars broadcast of Prop 8 trial in California (January 14, 2010)

Supreme Court seems disinclined to give NFL antitrust exemption (January 14, 2010)

Killer Frank Spisak, not his attorney, brought on death penalty, justices rule (January 13, 2010)

Supreme Court debates right to commit sexual predators after prison terms (January 13, 2010)

Supreme Court revisits ruling on challenges to forensic reports (January 12, 2010)

Court blocks taping of gay marriage trial (January 11, 2010)

Justices may rule soon on campaign-finance case (January 9, 2010)

Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts opts not to ask Congress to raise judicial salaries (January 1, 2010)

Number of death sentences falls to a historic low (December 18, 2009)

Supreme Court will decide whether employees' text messages are private (December 15, 2009)

Justices debate 'honest services' law (December 9, 2009)

Supreme Court to decide if campus Christian group can ban gays (December 8, 2009)

Supreme Court weighs Public Company Accounting Oversight Board constitutionality (December 8, 2009)

Supreme Court to take up corruption law (December 7, 2009)

Fla. beach-widening case could have even wider implications (December 3, 2009)

Supreme Court hears case on lawyers' free-speech rights (December 2, 2009)

Death-row inmate's military service should have been presented, justices say (December 1, 2009)

Landowners along Florida beaches ask Supreme Court to examine taking of private property (November 24, 2009)

High court won't hear case involving Redskins' nickname (November 17, 2009)

Supreme Court rejects D.C. area sniper's appeal (November 10, 2009)

Issue of life in prison with no parole for minors divides Supreme Court (November 10, 2009)

Justices weigh scope of prosecutorial immunity (November 5, 2009)

Justices tackle case on investment fees (November 3, 2009)

Defining excessive pay (November 1, 2009)

Supreme Court will consider life sentences for juveniles (October 29, 2009)

Justices won't review case involving anonymous tip about suspected drunken driving (October 21, 2009)

Supreme Court to hear Uighurs' case (October 21, 2009)

Justices Weigh $4.5 Million Bonus Awarded Lawyers in Ga. Litigation (October 15, 2009)

Supreme Court Case Focuses on Lawyers' Obligations to Clients (October 14, 2009)

Supreme Court Takes Up Church and State, but Just Barely (October 8, 2009)

Supreme Court Wary of Ban on Animal Cruelty Videos (October 7, 2009)

Sotomayor Takes Active Role on Court's First Day (October 6, 2009)

Justices Roberts, Alito to Have New Visibility in High Court (October 4, 2009)

Newer Justices Could Transform Supreme Court (October 2, 2009)

Justices to Consider Whether State Gun Laws Violate Second Amendment (October 1, 2009)

High Court to Consider Church-State Implications of Mojave Cross (September 29, 2009)

For Couple, Memorial Became a Mission (September 28, 2009)

Justice Ginsburg Is Hospitalized As Precaution (September 25, 2009)

Sotomayor Describes Day of Supreme Court Selection for C-Span (September 25, 2009)

Native American Activists Want Supreme Court to Hear Redskins Case (September 16, 2009)

At Hearing, Supreme Court's Conservatives Skeptical of Campaign Finance Law (September 10, 2009)

Justice Sotomayor Formally Takes Seat on Supreme Court (September 9, 2009)

Reversal of Supreme Court Precedents at Issue (September 8, 2009)

Supreme Court to Revisit Election Financing in Potential Landmark Case (September 5, 2009)

Justices Have Differing Views of Order in the Court (September 4, 2009)

Justice Stevens Hires Just One Clerk for 2010 Term (September 3, 2009)

Supreme Court Orders Review in Georgia Death Row Case (August 18, 2009)

For Sotomayor, Life as a Supreme Court Justice Comes With a Deluge of Changes (August 8, 2009)

Senate Committee Endorses Sotomayor With Just One GOP Vote (July 29, 2009)

Sen. Graham's Exchanges With Sotomayor Among Most Anticipated of Judiciary Panel (July 17, 2009)

Senate Republicans Say They Won't Block Vote on Sotomayor Confirmation (July 17, 2009)

Sotomayor Avoids Questions About Her Position on Abortion, Other Issues (July 16, 2009)

Republicans Have Failed to Pin Down Sotomayor (July 16, 2009)

Sotomayor Emphasizes Objectivity, Explains 'Wise Latina' Remark (July 15, 2009)

In Senate Confirmation Hearings, Sotomayor Pledges 'Fidelity to the Law' (July 14, 2009)

Sotomayor Girds for a Showdown at Confirmation Hearings for Supreme Court Post (July 11, 2009)

Parsing the Court: Did Souter Offer Advice to Gay-Marriage Proponents? (July 2, 2009)

Decisions Indicate Supreme Court Moved Rightward This Term (July 1, 2009)

Justices Rule in Favor of White Firefighters in Racial-Bias Case (June 30, 2009)

Supreme Court to Review Restrictions on Corporate Spending in Federal Elections (June 30, 2009)

Most Americans Want Sotomayor on Supreme Court, Poll Indicates (June 28, 2009)

Defendants May Confront Forensics Analysts, Supreme Court Rules (June 26, 2009)

Supreme Court Rules Strip Search Violated 13-Year-Old Girl's Rights (June 26, 2009)

Supreme Court Upholds 1965 Voting Rights Act but Hints at Change (June 23, 2009)

Supreme Court Favors Parents in Battle Over Private Special-Education Tuition (June 23, 2009)

Supreme Court Rules That Convicts Lack Constitutional Right to DNA Testing (June 19, 2009)

Supreme Court Clears the Way for Chrysler Sale (June 10, 2009)

Supreme Court Delays Chrysler's Swift Sale (June 9, 2009)

Campaign Contributions Can Lead to Judicial Bias, Supreme Court Rules (June 9, 2009)

Ethnicity and Gender Play Prominent Roles in Sotomayor's Speeches (June 5, 2009)

Conservative Judges' Gun Ruling in Agreement With Sotomayor (June 3, 2009)

In GOP, Supreme Court Nominee Sotomayor's Record Takes a Back Seat to Her Words (June 1, 2009)

Late-Term Abortion Provider George Tiller Killed in Wichita Church (June 1, 2009)

Bias Case Looms Large in Debate Over Sotomayor (May 31, 2009)

White House Tries to Quell Abortion Rights Supporters' Fears About Sotomayor (May 29, 2009)

Left and Right Begin Battle Over Sotomayor's Supreme Court Nomination (May 28, 2009)

Sotomayor Embodies Obama's Criteria for Supreme Court (May 27, 2009)

More Than One Way to Diversify the Supreme Court (May 26, 2009)

Court Views Work Of Potential Picks (May 24, 2009)

Judge Diane Wood, Solicitor General Elena Kagan Seen as Supreme Court Hopefuls (May 21, 2009)

Supreme Court Says Sept. 11 Detainee Cannot Sue Ashcroft, Mueller (May 19, 2009)

Hispanics See Stars Aligned on High Court (May 12, 2009)

In Court Pick, Obama Seeks to Be Bold but Not Provocative (May 10, 2009)

Obama Relies on Inner Circle in Looking for Souter's Supreme Court Successor (May 6, 2009)

High Court to Look at Life Sentences for Juveniles (May 5, 2009)

Not the Justice Republicans Expected (May 2, 2009)

Souter Reportedly Planning to Retire From High Court (May 1, 2009)

Court Reveals Customary Divide In Wrestling With Anti-Bias Law (April 30, 2009)

Supreme Court Rules that Government Can Fine for 'Fleeting Expletives' (April 29, 2009)

Justices to Hear Challenge to Anti-Bias Law (April 29, 2009)

Court to Weigh Public Schools' Responsibility to Fund Private Special Education (April 27, 2009)

Supreme Court Considers Anti-Discrimination Moves' Impact on Whites (April 23, 2009)

Supreme Court Limits Police Searches of Cars During Arrests (April 22, 2009)

Justices' Takes on Strip Search Vary (April 22, 2009)

Supreme Court to Weigh First Amendment Protections for Animal Abuse Videos (April 21, 2009)

High Court Poised To Closely Weigh Civil Rights Laws (April 19, 2009)

Ginsburg Gives No Hint Of Giving Up the Bench (April 12, 2009)

Student Strip-Search Case Heads to Supreme Court (April 11, 2009)

Delayed Court Appearances May Invalidate Confessions (April 7, 2009)

EPA Can Weigh Cost-Benefits in Environmental Action, Court Says (April 2, 2009)

Supreme Court to Weigh Relevance of Voting Rights Act in Obama Era (April 1, 2009)

Supreme Court Ends Philip Morris's Challenge of Punitive Award (April 1, 2009)

Justices May Trim Campaign Advertising Law (March 25, 2009)

It Keeps Coming Down To the Man in the Middle (March 16, 2009)

'Hillary: The Movie' to Get Supreme Court Screening (March 15, 2009)

Supreme Court Restricts Voting Rights Act's Scope (March 10, 2009)

Court Defies Pro-Business Label (March 8, 2009)

Court Puts Off Decision On Indefinite Detention (March 7, 2009)

Nominee for Solicitor General Revises Her Opinion on Opinions (March 6, 2009)

Court Rules Against Drug Companies in Amputation Case (March 5, 2009)

Justices Consider When a Judge Should Bow Out (March 4, 2009)

Justices Debate Convict's Right to DNA Test (March 3, 2009)

Case May Define When a Judge Must Recuse Self (March 2, 2009)

City Can Reject Religious Display (February 26, 2009)

Justices Uphold Ban On Guns for Abusers (February 25, 2009)

Justice Ginsburg Returns to Work (February 24, 2009)

Legal Experts Propose Limiting Justices' Powers, Terms (February 23, 2009)

High Court to Hear DNA Testing Case (February 22, 2009)

Harvard Dean, Chosen as Solicitor General, Goes Before Senators (February 10, 2009)

Justices Back Worker In Retaliation Case (January 27, 2009)

Online-Porn Law Is Allowed to Die (January 22, 2009)

A First for Nation and Chief Justice (January 20, 2009)

High Court to Hear Case on Banks, Lending Practices (January 17, 2009)

Evidence Is Valid, Despite Police Error (January 15, 2009)

Obama and Biden Visit Supreme Court (January 15, 2009)

Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Voting Rights Act (January 10, 2009)

Obama Nominates Four To Senior Justice Posts (January 6, 2009)

Chief Justice Roberts Tones Down Annual Salary Plea, Seeks Cost-of-Living Increase for Federal Judges (January 1, 2009)

Supreme Court Sends Detainees' Case Back to Lower Court (December 16, 2008)

Court Allows Suit Against 'Light' Cigarette Makers (December 16, 2008)

Supreme Court Weighs U.S. Officials' Liability in Post-9/11 Detentions (December 11, 2008)

Justices Question Withholding Of Evidence in Capital Case (December 10, 2008)

Justices to Decide Legality of Indefinite Detention (December 6, 2008)

Court May Decide What Size Award Violates Rights (December 4, 2008)

Conservative Federalist Society Can Expect Its Status to Shrink (November 21, 2008)

Justice Stevens Shows No Signs of Leaving Supreme Court (November 18, 2008)

Palin Shares The Stage With Her GOP Peers (November 14, 2008)

Republican Governors Meet, Glumly (November 13, 2008)

Preparing for the Obama Era (November 9, 2008)

Obama Makes History (November 5, 2008)

The Final Push (November 4, 2008)

A Positively Negative Home Stretch (November 3, 2008)

Predicting the Votes of the Undecided Is Unusually Hard This Year (October 31, 2008)

McCain to Close With Focus on the Economy (October 29, 2008)

In Final Stretch, Pitches Show Stark Contrasts (October 28, 2008)

Obama Avoids Partisan Rhetoric, Focuses on Unity (October 27, 2008)

Obama Goes to Nev. After Hawaii Detour (October 26, 2008)

Obama Visits Grandma Who Was His 'Rock' (October 25, 2008)

As an Issue, Taxes Favor Obama (October 24, 2008)

Wooing Va. Before Heading to Hawaii (October 23, 2008)

Candidates Keep Up Attacks in Key States (October 22, 2008)

Obama Blitzes Florida As Early Voting Starts (October 21, 2008)

'60s Radical Ayers Among Subjects of McCain 'Robo-Calls' (October 18, 2008)

After Debate, Glare Of Media Hits Joe (October 17, 2008)

A Hard-Hitting Final Round (October 16, 2008)

In Parallel Wording, Divergent Messages (October 15, 2008)

Obama Adds $60 Billion to Economic Plan; McCain Expected to Unveil Proposals Today (October 14, 2008)

Clintons Join Biden to Campaign for Obama in Scranton (October 13, 2008)

Candidates Spar Over McCain Plan for Loans (October 10, 2008)

Battling Through Battleground States (October 9, 2008)

Supreme Court's Direction Hinges on Who Wins '08 Race (October 6, 2008)

Courting Middle-Class Voters (October 3, 2008)

Court Won't Reconsider Ban on Execution for Child Rape (October 2, 2008)

Stakes of Presidential Nominees' First Debate May Now Be Higher (September 26, 2008)

First Debate's Fate Unclear As Obama Resists McCain's Call to Postpone (September 25, 2008)

Candidates Seek Changes In Wall Street Rescue Plan (September 22, 2008)

Republicans Compose a New Way of Campaigning (September 20, 2008)

On Economy, Obama Offers Ideas, McCain Blames Rival (September 20, 2008)

Obama, McCain Trade Shots Over Responses to Financial Meltdown (September 19, 2008)

Economy Becomes New Proving Ground For McCain, Obama (September 16, 2008)

Court Seeks Briefs on Rehearing Capital Case (September 9, 2008)

'Change Is Coming,' McCain Says (September 5, 2008)

McCain Address to Be Wake-Up Call for GOP (September 4, 2008)

In a More Diverse America, A Mostly White Convention (September 4, 2008)

Before Speech, Running Mate Gets Some Coaching (September 3, 2008)

GOP Running Mates Rework Message, Put Accent on 'Change' (September 2, 2008)

Opening Day Is Abbreviated; Bush, Cheney Won't Appear (September 1, 2008)

Palin Made an Impression From the Start (August 31, 2008)

GOP Is Watching Hurricane Closely (August 31, 2008)

McCain Picks Alaska Governor; Palin First Woman on GOP Ticket (August 30, 2008)

McCain Is Said to Be Set to Unveil Running Mate Tomorrow (August 28, 2008)

Houses Add Up to A Snag for McCain (August 22, 2008)

Giuliani, Lieberman Will Speak at GOP Convention (August 21, 2008)

McCain's Focus on Georgia Raises Question of Propriety (August 15, 2008)

In Pa., Looking Out for No. 2 (August 13, 2008)

McCain Pledges To Help Ohioans (August 8, 2008)

Both Presidential Campaigns Make It Clear That Florida Matters (August 3, 2008)

As Aides Map Aggressive Race, McCain Often Steers Off Course (July 31, 2008)

McCain's Day of Contrasts (July 26, 2008)

McCain May Act Soon on VP Pick (July 25, 2008)

Some Legal Activists Have Hearts Set on 'True Liberal' (July 20, 2008)

A Win by McCain Could Push a Split Court to Right (June 29, 2008)

High Court Deals Blow To Campaign Finance Law (June 27, 2008)

Justices Reject D.C. Ban On Handgun Ownership (June 27, 2008)

High Court Rejects Death For Child Rape (June 26, 2008)

Justices Slash Damages for Exxon Oil Spill (June 26, 2008)

High Court to Review Naval Sonar Dispute (June 24, 2008)

Supreme Court Rules On Self-Representation (June 20, 2008)

Court Backs Workers In Age Bias Lawsuit (June 20, 2008)

Habeas Ruling Lays Bare the Divide Among Justices (June 15, 2008)

Justices Say Detainees Can Seek Release (June 13, 2008)

Court Limits Public-Worker Claims (June 10, 2008)

News Puts Economy Atop Political Agenda (June 7, 2008)

Victories for Money-Laundering Defendants (June 3, 2008)

Justices Show Ability To Move to the Center (May 29, 2008)

Justices Uphold Retaliation Lawsuits (May 28, 2008)

Sentence in Memo Discounted FISA (May 23, 2008)

Va. Abortion Law Overturned Again (May 21, 2008)

High Court Allows State Tax Breaks For Bonds (May 20, 2008)

Ruling Allows Execution Date (May 20, 2008)

Justices Uphold Child Porn Law (May 20, 2008)

California Supreme Court Strikes Bans on Same-Sex Marriage (May 16, 2008)

Solicitor General Clement Says He Will Step Down (May 15, 2008)

Investment Conflicts for High Court (May 13, 2008)

Execution Is First Since Ruling (May 7, 2008)

State Asks Supreme Court to Permit Execution (April 30, 2008)

High Court Upholds Indiana Law On Voter ID (April 29, 2008)

Justices Scrutinize Killer's Right to Cross-Examine (April 27, 2008)

Justices Assail 'Millionaires' Amendment' (April 23, 2008)

High Court to Hear Uranium Case (April 22, 2008)

Justices to Hear Challenge of Law That Affects Self-Funded Candidates (April 21, 2008)

Justices Uphold Lethal Injection Procedure (April 17, 2008)

In Reversal, Stevens Says He Opposes Death Penalty (April 17, 2008)

Child Rape Tests Limits Of Death Penalty (April 14, 2008)

With a Book Coming Out, Scalia Is All Talk -- Even With the Media (April 10, 2008)

With the Commandments, Must City Make Room? (April 1, 2008)

As Jefferson Ruling Stands, Prosecutors Feel Stymied (April 1, 2008)

Justices Won't Review Ruling Against FBI Raid of Hill Office (April 1, 2008)

High Court Weighs Self-Representation (March 27, 2008)

Justices Rebuff Bush and World Court (March 26, 2008)

After a Lifetime in Law, a First Day in Court (March 26, 2008)

Iraq Detention Case Heads to High Court (March 23, 2008)

Iraq Detention Case Heads to High Court (March 23, 2008)

Blacks Were Improperly Kept Off La. Jury, High Court Rules (March 20, 2008)

Justices Appear Skeptical Of D.C.'s Handgun Ban (March 19, 2008)

Supreme Court to Review FCC Ban on Profanity (March 18, 2008)

D.C.'s Gun Ban Gets Day in Court (March 16, 2008)

D.C. Gun Case Draws Crowd of High Court 'Friends' (March 9, 2008)

For High School Students, Some Justice (March 6, 2008)

Some Who Fight for McCain Are Fighting Against McCain-Feingold (March 5, 2008)

Supreme Court to Release Same-Day Tapes (March 5, 2008)

Justices Let Age Bias Lawsuit Move Ahead (February 28, 2008)

Justices Assess Financial Damages in Exxon Valdez Case (February 28, 2008)

Ruling May Aid Those Charging Age Bias (February 27, 2008)

Exxon Oil Spill Case May Get Closure (February 24, 2008)

Justices Further Resist Finding Right to Sue (February 24, 2008)

Supreme Court Shields Medical-Device Makers (February 21, 2008)

Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Law to Diminish Internet Tobacco Sales to Teens (February 21, 2008)

Public Workers' Shield Against Reprisal for Bias Claims Pondered (February 20, 2008)

As on Bench, Voting Styles Are Personal (February 12, 2008)

Cheney Joins Congress In Opposing D.C. Gun Ban (February 9, 2008)

Majority of Hill Stands Against D.C. Gun Ban (February 8, 2008)

Economy Wields Influence at the Polls (February 6, 2008)

Lawyers Fighting D.C. Gun Ban Argue Against Militia Focus (February 5, 2008)

Huge Lawsuit Could Change Handling of the Dead (January 28, 2008)

Court Declines Enron Investors' Appeal (January 23, 2008)

Court Rules Inmates Can't Sue for Property Loss (January 23, 2008)

Administration Rankles Some With Stance in Handgun Case (January 20, 2008)

Justices to Hear Cigarette, Drug Cases (January 19, 2008)

Court Lets 'Party Boss' Law Stand, Reluctantly (January 17, 2008)

Corporate Fraud Lawsuits Restricted (January 16, 2008)

Ginsburg Is Latest Justice to Reflect on Faith (January 15, 2008)

Supreme Court Lets Stand Experimental-Drug Ruling (January 15, 2008)

Supreme Court to Review 'Millionaires' Amendment' (January 12, 2008)

Justice Dept. Critical Of Appellate Ruling On D.C. Handgun Ban (January 12, 2008)

Lethal-Injection Ruling May Have to Wait (January 8, 2008)

Justices to Hear Arguments in Case Challenging Lethal Injections (January 6, 2008)

Justices to Consider Death Penalty Issue (January 5, 2008)

Gun Law Prevents Harm, D.C. Argues (January 5, 2008)

Chief Justice Argues for 'Vital Legislation' to Raise Pay for Federal Judges (January 1, 2008)

Partisan Fissures Over Voter ID (December 25, 2007)

Legal Challenges Put Brakes on Executions (December 19, 2007)

Justices Reinforce Leeway on Sentences (December 11, 2007)

Cases of 2 U.S. Citizens in Iraq to Be Heard (December 8, 2007)

Justices Appear Divided on Detainees' Rights (December 6, 2007)

Justices Weigh Courts' Role in Detainee Cases (December 5, 2007)

Court Hears La. Jury Bias Case (December 5, 2007)

Justices To Rule On D.C. Gun Ban (November 21, 2007)

Federalists Relish Well-Placed Friends (November 16, 2007)

Justices Scold EEOC for Lapses In Age Discrimination Lawsuit (November 7, 2007)

Judges Appear Hesitant on Virginia 'Partial Birth' Abortion Ban (November 2, 2007)

High Court Surveys Child Pornography Law's Scope (October 31, 2007)

Stay of Execution Is Granted For Mississippi Murderer (October 31, 2007)

Justices to Examine Punitive Damages In Exxon Oil Spill (October 30, 2007)

Judicial Races Now Rife With Politics (October 28, 2007)

Supreme Court Halts Va. Inmate's Execution (October 18, 2007)

Court Is Split, Won't Hear Special-Education Case (October 11, 2007)

Chief Justice Prolongs Executive Powers Debate (October 11, 2007)

Justices Doubt Investors' Arguments (October 10, 2007)

Supreme Court Won't Review Alleged CIA Abduction (October 10, 2007)

Political Parties, Under Challenge, Seem to Have Justices' Sympathy (October 9, 2007)

Foes of D.C. Handgun Ban Seek Supreme Court Review (October 5, 2007)

High Court's Fraud Case Widely Seen as Stand-In for Enron (October 5, 2007)

Court Revisits Sentencing Guidelines (October 3, 2007)

High Court's Refusal of Inmate's Petition Includes Rebuke of State (October 2, 2007)

State of Washington Defends Its Primaries Before Supreme Court (October 2, 2007)

Supreme Court to Take On Contentious Cases in New Term (October 1, 2007)

Justice Thomas Lashes Out in Memoir (September 29, 2007)

Supreme Court to Consider Use of Voter ID (September 26, 2007)

Rulings by Mukasey Are Called Conservative, Fair (September 21, 2007)

Craig's About-Face Worries GOP Colleagues (September 6, 2007)

Exhibit A in Painting Court as Too Far Right (September 5, 2007)

D.C. Case Could Shape Gun Laws (September 5, 2007)

A Conservative Insider More at Home in the Law Than in Policy (August 28, 2007)

Roberts Back at Summer Home After Seizure (August 1, 2007)

Chief Justice Suffers Seizure (July 31, 2007)

Fewer See Balance in Court's Decisions (July 29, 2007)

FBI Must Pay $102 Million In Mob Case (July 27, 2007)

Case Against Islamic Charity Opens (July 25, 2007)

Hill Panel Initiates Contempt Charges Against Miers (July 13, 2007)

Bush Says He's Not Ruling Out Pardon for Libby (July 4, 2007)

A Rightward Turn and Dissension Define Court This Term (July 1, 2007)

Justices to Weigh Detainee Rights (June 30, 2007)

High Court Overturns Century-Old Antitrust Rule (June 29, 2007)

Divided Court Limits Use of Race by School Districts (June 29, 2007)

Newest Justice Tips High Court to Right (June 28, 2007)

5-4 Supreme Court Weakens Curbs on Pre-Election TV Ads (June 26, 2007)

In Second Term, Roberts Court Defines Itself (June 25, 2007)

Pro-Business Decision Hews To Pattern of Roberts Court (June 22, 2007)

Tenn. High School Loses 10-Year Battle Over Recruiting (June 22, 2007)

High Court Says Passengers May Question Legality of Traffic Stops (June 19, 2007)

Alito Calls Free-Speech Limits 'Dangerous' as Court Considers Cases (June 14, 2007)

Court Rejects Overtime Pay For Home-Care Workers (June 12, 2007)

Conservatives Worry About Court Vacancies (June 10, 2007)

FTC Again Urging Justices To Hear Drug-Patent Case (June 4, 2007)

Over Ginsburg's Dissent, Court Limits Bias Suits (May 30, 2007)

How Is Justice Roberts Like Professor Plum? (May 29, 2007)

Parents of Disabled Child Win Ruling (May 22, 2007)

In 4th Decade On High Court, Stevens Stays True to Form (May 21, 2007)

Justices Deny New Hearing in Death Row Case (May 15, 2007)

Justice Kennedy: The Highly Influential Man in the Middle (May 13, 2007)

Rulings Weaken Patents' Power (May 1, 2007)

Video Persuades Justices to Back Police Use of Force to End Chase (May 1, 2007)

Did Justices' Catholicism Play Part in Abortion Ruling? (April 30, 2007)

Justices Reconsider Campaign Finance (April 26, 2007)

Justices Weigh Legislators' Right to Fire (April 25, 2007)

Justices to Consider Finance Law Limits (April 25, 2007)

Roberts Court Moves Right, But With a Measured Step (April 20, 2007)

High Court Upholds Curb on Abortion (April 19, 2007)

High Court Sides With Banks on Mortgage Rules (April 18, 2007)

Supreme Court to Revisit High School Recruiting Case (April 18, 2007)

High Court Faults EPA Inaction on Emissions (April 3, 2007)

The Right to Sue Vs. Suing Too Easily (March 29, 2007)

Justices Revisit Manufacturer's Right to Set Retail Price of Goods (March 27, 2007)

Justices Are of an Opinion, but Not Often (March 26, 2007)

Justices to Review Limits on Retail Prices (March 25, 2007)

Justices Consider Rights Issues (March 20, 2007)

Justices to Hear Landmark Free-Speech Case (March 13, 2007)

Justices Weigh Right to Sue Over Church-State Separation (March 1, 2007)

Justices Weigh Police Chase Video (February 27, 2007)

Court Takes on Software Patents (February 22, 2007)

Justices Overturn Tobacco Award (February 21, 2007)

A Hearing Without Being Heard (February 20, 2007)

A Renewed Call to Televise High Court (February 12, 2007)

Chief Justice Counsels Humility (February 6, 2007)

Supreme Court Strikes Down California's Sentencing Law (January 23, 2007)

High Court To Revisit Campaign Finance Law (January 20, 2007)

High Court Hears 3 Death Penalty Cases (January 18, 2007)

High Court Adds Death-Penalty And Tobacco Cases to Docket (January 13, 2007)

Justices Hear Case on Right of Unions to Use Nonmembers' Dues (January 11, 2007)

Outside Court, Roberts Hears Dissent (January 8, 2007)

Justices Continue Trend of Hearing Fewer Cases (January 7, 2007)

Court Was Once Cloistered; Now Its Chief Does 'Nightline' (January 6, 2007)

Chief Justice Urges Pay Raise for Judges (January 1, 2007)

For ACLU, A Victory In Standoff With U.S. (December 19, 2006)

Judge Rejects Detention Challenge of Bin Laden's Driver (December 14, 2006)

Victim Images Did Not Mar Trial, Justices Rule (December 12, 2006)

Supreme Court Allows Discretion In Deportation For State Felonies (December 6, 2006)

Court Hears Cases on Schools and Race (December 5, 2006)

Supreme Court to Review Two School-Integration Plans (December 3, 2006)

Court Hears Global Warming Case (November 30, 2006)

Court Won't Hear Case on Reporters' Phone Records (November 28, 2006)

New Justices Take the Podium, Putting Personalities on Display (November 20, 2006)

Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in California Case (November 14, 2006)

Changing Pattern Of N.Va. Voting Cited as Pivotal (November 9, 2006)

Democratic Voters in Washington Suburbs Solidify Their Power in Md., Va. Elections (November 8, 2006)

Md., Va. Challengers' Fate May Depend on Inner Suburbs' Muscle (November 5, 2006)

Area's Exurbs Watched For Further Party Shifts (November 3, 2006)

Poll Puts Maryland Democrats In the Lead (October 29, 2006)

Ehrlich, O'Malley Focus on Turnout As Election Nears (October 21, 2006)

Bush, Clinton Ratchet Up the Drama (October 20, 2006)

Allen, Webb In Virtual Tie For Senate, Post Poll Says (October 15, 2006)

A Contest of Character (October 11, 2006)

'08 Scrutiny Shines Unkind Light on Allen (October 1, 2006)

From Mfume, Support for a Friend and a Friendly Warning (September 28, 2006)

Webb Plays Up His Writerly Ways at Fundraiser (September 26, 2006)

As Fall Approaches, Va. Race Gauges Influence of Bush, Iraq (September 19, 2006)

A New Day for Democrats (September 14, 2006)

Md. Democrats Are Looking Good, Which Has Them A Bit Worried (September 13, 2006)

Crucial Md. Vote to Mold New Political Landscape (September 10, 2006)

Crucial Md. Vote to Mold New Political Landscape (September 10, 2006)

A Passionate Debate Over Cardin Votes, Funds (September 8, 2006)

Simms Revisits Gansler's Reprimanded for Making 'Extrajudicial' Comments (September 7, 2006)

Baker and Cardin Win Key Endorsements as Primaries Near (September 6, 2006)

Candidates Hustle on a Day of Politics and Parades (September 5, 2006)

House Races In Md., Va. Echo Quest For Change (August 27, 2006)

Iraq Overshadows Remarks As Voters Question Allen (August 23, 2006)

Bill Clinton to Headline Webb Fundraiser (August 16, 2006)

Taciturn 'Prince of Darkness' Leaves Assembly in Just That (August 10, 2006)

Md. Democrats Look to Seize Senate Race's New Spotlight (August 7, 2006)

Steele Admits He Criticized GOP in Interview (July 26, 2006)

Against the Odds, Ehrlich Seeks a Winning Combination (July 25, 2006)

Webb Isn't Fitting the Challenger Mold (July 23, 2006)

Fenty Emerges From D.C. Pack (July 23, 2006)