Bill Blum / TruthdigDec 20, 2016
It’s time for Truthdig’s annual—and only partially tongue-in-cheek—review of the highlights, lowlights, pratfalls and pitfalls of the Supreme Court over the past 12 months. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJun 30, 2016
All things considered, the Supreme Court’s just-completed term was a good one for liberals and progressives. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJun 23, 2016
Justice Sotomayor’s heartfelt bid to do away with racial profiling once and for all was thwarted by the high court’s male contingent. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigMar 3, 2016
Abortion providers in Texas argued in the Supreme Court on Wednesday against a sweeping law that would force clinics to meet stringent standards for facilities that perform the procedure. “Democracy Now!” spoke with protesters outside the court. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 22, 2014
Publicly funded colleges in Michigan still won't be able to take applicants' racial background information into consideration in the admissions process, as the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a referendum that passed in the Great Lakes State in 2006 banning the practice. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 21, 2013
The justices sided with big corporations Thursday when they ruled 5-3 that companies can write contracts that force small businesses to challenge monopolistic practices on an unaffordable individual arbitration basis rather than through class-action lawsuits, effectively killing the ability of small businesses to defend themselves in court against larger predatory ones.The justices effectively killed the ability of small businesses to defend themselves in court against large predatory companies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 14, 2013
The justices Monday ruled that Indiana farmer Vernon Bowman infringed Monsanto's patent for genetically modified soybeans when he bought some of those seeds from a local grain elevator and used them for a second, late-season crop. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 26, 2012
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for juveniles convicted of murder. The 5-4 vote found that such sentences constitute cruel and unusual punishment. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 25, 2012
Arizona's controversial immigration law is largely no more. The Supreme Court on Monday ruled mostly in favor of the U.S. government when it struck down the bulk of the state's notorious immigration law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJul 1, 2011
The United States Supreme Court now sees its central task as comforting the already comfortable and afflicting those already afflicted. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJun 20, 2011
The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously against a group that sued Wal-Mart over alleged sex discrimination in matters of pay and promotion in the name of up to 15 million women who worked there and at Sam's Club since 1998 Monday's decision reversed a California U Court of Appeals decision (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 7, 2010
What do you get when you mix issues regarding a fallen soldier, free speech, homophobia and gays in the military and throw in hatemonger pastor Fred Phelps and Larry Flynt's famous court battle with Jerry Fallwell? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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