From March 4, the California Supreme Court hears oral arguments for six consolidated appeals, In re Marriage Cases ( S147999). The challengers contend that the current California marriage statutes are unconstitutional in limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples and denying same-sex couples access to the designation of marriage. The Court overturned the ban by a vote of 4-3.
The California Supreme Court hears oral arguments on six cases challenging the constitutionality of the California's state law limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples. The plaintiffs, which...
Two D.C. think tanks review the recent Supreme Court term and its impact on public policy. First, the American Constitution Society looks at both progressive and conservative perspectives of the...
Associate Justice Stephen Breyer talked with Bill Press about recent Supreme Court cases and the direction of the Court. This interview was held at the Burton Awards For Legal Achievement, given in...
DC Mayor Adrian Fenty (D), former Solicitor General Walter Dellinger (1996-1997), Plantiff's attorney Alan Gura and others speak to reporters after arguing D.C v. Heller before the Supreme Court....
C-SPAN presents a same-day release of audio from the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court will decide if the lethal injection drugs used to execute prisoners on death row have such a high probability of...
Thomas Hutton, National School Boards Association, Staff Attorney - Case Brief & Mark Goodman, Student Press Law Center, Executive Director - Case Brief, discuss the Supreme Court oral argument in...
Robert Barnes, Washington Post, Supreme Court Reporter talks about the Supreme Court ruling that terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay may challenge their detentions in civilian courts.
The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to hear a challenge to a vote that could ban same-sex marriages in the state. This means voters will decide a constitutional amendment limiting...
