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In a 376-38 vote late Thursday, the US House of Representatives approved a bill that would strip state and local governments of federal funding if they use eminent domain to transfer privately owned land to...

Following this morning's confirmation vote in the US Senate, John Roberts has been sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States at a ceremony at the White House. Justice John Paul Stevens administered...

The US Senate has approved the nomination of Judge John Roberts to serve as the 17th Chief Justice of the United States by a vote of 78-22 . Roberts is expected to be sworn...

The US Supreme Court announced Sunday evening that the body of late Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who died Saturday , will lie in repose in the Great Hall of the court on Tuesday, September 6, from 10:30...

JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross, Professor of Law at Samford University's Cumberland School of Law in Alabama, says that in his upcoming Senate confirmation hearing US Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr. may not reveal how he'll decide...

US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has continued to candidly voice his opinions by calling the outcomes of two prominent cases decided by the Supreme Court this term "unwise" while speaking at a bar association meeting...

Address to the American Bar Association, Thurgood Marshall Awards Dinner Honoring Abner Mikva, John Paul Stevens Associate Justice Supreme Court of the United States, August 6, 2005 . Excerpt:Thurgood's rejection of the...

In a speech to the American Bar Association annual meeting in Chicago this weekend, US Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens noted "serious flaws'' in the American capital punishment system, though he stopped short of...

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case on whether President Bush overstepped his authority when he appointed a federal judge while the Senate was on a short recess. Three appeals sought to challenge the temporary appointment...

Chief Justice William Rehnquist remained at home Monday while the Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases. Rehnquist continues to work from home while he receives radiation and chemotherapy for thyroid cancer. Justice John Paul Stevens commented from the...