The court granted review for two rulings that dealt major blows to the medical pot industry, and has the opportunity to lay the foundation for future regulation.
The Roberts court may insert itself into partisan politics to a degree not seen since the 2000 Florida recount, which installed George W. Bush as president.
Ben Winograd, Immigration Impact. December 13, 2011.
Technically, the question before the Justices is simply whether four of the law’s provisions should be temporarily blocked pending resolution of a larger legal challenge.
Pamela MacLean, New America Media. October 9, 2011.
Supporters of Arizona's draconian SB 1070 have asked justices to review the legislation, but the issue is complicated by copycat laws and other rulings.
The Court has issued yet another decision narrowing the options for campaigns and candidates to run for office without relying on the largesse of wealthy people and institutions.
The real lesson from the Wal-Mart decision is that Americans can’t rely on courts alone to check all forms of bias, especially the kinds that don’t require explicit direction.
The Supreme Court's order that California fix its overcrowded prisons offers opportunities for correcting inequalities. But playing musical chairs with inmates won't work.
That idea that judges should interpret the Constitution by discovering the original intent or meaning of the text ignores the history of this country's founding.
When it comes to free speech and the First Amendment, the content of the speech, and whether or not we find it hateful, vile and abhorrent, is irrelevant.
Jim Hightower, Hightower Lowdown. February 19, 2011.
"Judicial activism" is way too tame a phrase for what Chief Justice Roberts & Co did here. This was a coup -- a plotted overthrow to enthrone corporate political interests.
Chris Kromm, Institute for Southern Studies. January 21, 2011.
A year ago this week, the Supreme Court issued a ruling so momentous that many are still grappling to take stock of its impact on our political system.
After the Supreme Court affirmed citizens' rights to overthrow the government should it become tyrannical, a rash of politically-tinged violence was let loose on the nation.
What ties the Iraq war to the Supreme Court's disastrous decision in Citizens United? It's yet another example of empire's inherent conflict with democracy.
