There have been more single vote decisions in the Supreme Court’s rulings this term than there have been in over a decade. 24 of the Court’s 72 rulings have been decided by a 5-4 vote, almost all of these …

Today it the U.S. Supreme Court spun around on an April decision to deny prisoners in Guantanamo Bay access to civilian courts. Hundreds of prisoners will soon have the opportunity to be heard before federal judges, appealing unjust confinement …

The Senate Immigration bill is rapidly losing support from both left and right wing supporters as it moves towards a crucial vote today. The bill is a top priority for the Bush administration, but the Republican party resolution disapproving …

A quick note on Monday’s Supreme Court decision denying individual tax payers the ability to bring suit against the government for mis-spending funds on religious organizations. The decision is unfortunate for it takes away an important check on our …

Released on the same day as the decision discussed below by Boarder, the Supreme Court struck down limits on political advertising spending. Rolling back a major portion of the McCain-Feingold bill that was upheld in 2003, the Court’s decision …

The supreme court ruled to limit students’ speech today, at least when it comes to pro-marijuana messages.

In 2002, Joseph Frederick unfurled a banner at a school-sanctioned event which read, “Bong Hits 4 Jesus.” Young Frederick was summarily …

The Supreme Court last week quietly issued an unanimous decision upholding Fourth Amendment protections for passengers in stopped cars. The Court held that a passenger in a car is considered “seized” - an important determination that triggers Fourth Amendment …

A federal appeals court has overturned a ruling that tossed out key provisions of a Massachusetts state law aimed at preventing oil spills, a move environmentalists hailed as a victory in efforts to beef up protection of the state’s waterways …

President Bush’s veto today of legislation that would have lifted federal restrictions on scientific research was only the third veto of his six-plus year presidency, joining a previous rejection of a similar bill and his veto of the Iraq War …

Today President Bush issued only the third veto of his presidency, knocking down legislation that would have lifted the restrictions he placed on stem cell research early in his first term. In a manner of speaking this was only …