Law professors ask Congress to subject Supreme Court justices to ethics rules
A group of law professors asked Congress Wednesday to extend the Code of Conduct for United States Judges to apply to the Supreme Court . In a letter to the House and Senate Judiciary...
WV high court justice campaign contributor recusal ruling [US SC]
Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company, US Supreme Court, June 8, 2009 [holding that the decision by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Brent Benjamin not to recuse himself from a case involving a major campaign contributor violated the...
Supreme Court rules Iraq sovereign immunity applies to Saddam-era allegations
The US Supreme Court issued opinions in five cases on Monday. In Republic of Iraq v. Beaty and Iraq v. Simon, the Court ruled that Iraq has...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in criminal procedure cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases Wednesday. In Abuelhawa v. United States the Court heard arguments on whether a defendant...
Supreme Court hears judicial recusal, arbitration appeal cases
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company the Court heard arguments on whether they...
Supreme Court agrees to hear five cases including recusal, double jeopardy appeals
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in five cases Friday. In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Company the Court will consider whether a decision by West Virginia...
