Supreme Court Preview: The Pope Casts a Long Shadow Over the New Term

Bill Blum / Truthdig Sep 29, 2015 Francis' full-throated opposition to the death penalty puts him at the opposite end of the moral universe from Scalia, Thomas and Alito. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

The 2014 SCOTUS Awards

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 30, 2014 Who's the justice on the SCOTUS with the mostest? Read on to find out. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is This Alito’s Court Now?

Bill Blum / Truthdig Dec 17, 2014 Samuel Alito has grown from a junior crony to a prime driver of the court’s increasingly ideological agenda. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Handful of Corporate Lawyers Have the Supreme Court’s Ear

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Dec 13, 2014 The marble facade of the U.S. Supreme Court bears the words "Equal Justice Under Law," but an elite group of attorneys has emerged as first among equals, and they represent corporations, not people. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ruling: Religious Business Owners Exempt From Covering Contraception

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 30, 2014 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that some businesses are allowed to refuse to provide contraception coverage as part of employee health insurance plans. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Has the Supreme Court Finally Found Its Way or Will the Mania Continue?

Bill Blum / Truthdig May 29, 2014 Two decisions this week on the death penalty and public protest show that the justices may have found a middle road on civil liberties -- or they remain committed to the counterrevolution that began with Bush v GoreTwo decisions this week on the death penalty and public protest show that the justices may have found a middle road on civil liberties—or they remain committed to the counterrevolution that began with Bush v. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

BLANK Apr 27, 2014 Sotomayor's eloquent dissent against the decision to allow Michigan to discriminate by race and sex in the college admissions process has the power to wake those asleep in the dream of our country's presumed inevitable progress.Sotomayor's dissent against the decision to allow Michigan to discriminate by race and sex has the power to wake those asleep in the dream of our country's inevitable progress. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Alito Rising: What to Expect From the Supreme Court’s New Alpha Conservative

Bill Blum / Truthdig Nov 27, 2012 The justice has expressed contempt for the sitting president and is ready for a leading ideological role. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Three Reasons Progressives Should Care About the Courts (and Vote for Obama)

Bill Blum / Truthdig Oct 31, 2012 The idealistic left might be willing to gamble away the judiciary, but the right never will. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

SCOTUS Broadens Jailhouse Strip-Search Rule

Staff / Truthdig Apr 2, 2012 It shouldn't be much of a surprise that U.S. Supreme Court justices voted along party lines when approving, on a 5-4 vote, the expansion of strip-searching guidelines to include anyone who's been arrested for any offense and is en route to jail. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Activist Judges on Trial

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 29, 2012 Three days of Supreme Court arguments over the health care law demonstrated for all to see that conservative justices are prepared to act as an alternative legislature, diving deeply into policy details as if they were members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

High Court Kicks Off Health Care Hearings

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2012 On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court launched a three-day deliberation session on the timely (well, for Campaign 2012, anyway) and controversial topic of the health care overhaul that President Obama oversaw and signed into law in 2010. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )