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Chief Justice Is Latest Critic of Obama's SCOTUS Scold

WASHINGTON (March 10) -- Add Chief Justice John G. Roberts to a growing list of critics of President Barack Obama's decision to call out the Supreme Court during his State of the Union address in January. Roberts said in an appearance at the University of Alabama law school that he found it "very troubling" that Obama...

Obama's Speech Raises Hopes -- and Doubts

(Jan. 28) -- President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address is getting generally favorable reviews from all but his most partisan critics. His performance moved some commentators more than others, but many who've weighed in online wonder whether Obama's words will lead to any real changes. "It was better and...

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Supreme Court Likely to Decide Arizona Immigration Law Case by Late June

The Supreme Court will likely hand down a decision regarding Arizona's controversial immigration law, SB 1070, in late June, according to the Associated Press.

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05/29/12 Supreme Court decision may help city in lacrosse case Source: News-Record - Greensboro NC An April U.S. Supreme Court ruling bolsters immunity claims from the city and two Durham Police Department detectives who investigated the Duke lacrosse case, lawyers for the city say.
05/24/12 Samuel A. Alito Source: National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., has demonstrated that he is a devoted ideologue who would, in fact, roll back, rather than defend, hard-won constitutional freedoms.
05/22/12 Supreme Court rules courts cannot award cost of... Source: JURIST - Paper Chase [JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Monday ruled 6-3 [opinion, PDF] in Taniguchi v. 1920(6) [text]. 1920(6), the Supreme Court held that the most natural definition of "interpreter" was one that did oral translation and that the standard was for parties to bear their own litigation costs unless Congress explicitly states otherwise.
05/22/12 No costs award for translated documents Source: Saipan Tribune - Northern Mariana Islands WASHINGTON (AP)-The Supreme Court says interpretation and translation are not the same thing when it comes to paying fees associated with federal civil lawsuits.
05/21/12 Friendly Ump: Japanese Ballplayer Wins at Supreme Court Source: The Wall Street Journal The legal team of former Japanese professional baseball player Kouichi Taniguchi hit a home run at the U.S. Supreme Court, as a dictionary-wielding Justice Samuel Alito ruled for a 6-3 majority that Mr. Taniguchi's interpretation of the word "interpreter" was correct.