By Jim Malone Washington 03 April 2006 One-time enemy combatant Jose Padilla suffered a legal setback at the U.S. Supreme Court Monday. But the high court refused to take a position on the central que...
By Jim Malone Washington 28 March 2006 Navy Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift, lead attorney for Salim Hamdan, leaves Supreme Court Lawyers for a suspected member of al-Qaida argued at the U.S. Supre...
By Jim Malone WAshington 22 February 2006 The U.S. Supreme Court will revisit the politically divisive issue of abortion later this year. The abortion case in question will be a major test for a court...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 23 January 2006 watch Right to Die report The Supreme Court last week upheld a controversial law in the state of Oregon that allows physicians to prescribe lethal dose...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 13 January 2006 The U.S. Senate hearings into the nomination of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court have concluded with testimony from witnesses. Some 30 witnesses te...
By Deborah Block Washington, DC 12 January 2006 watch DNA report DNA evidence The Supreme Court says it will decide if and when people convicted of crimes should get a new chance to prove their innoce...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 12 January 2006 U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Samuel Alito has completed testimony at Senate confirmation hearings. During questioning Thursday morning Democrats continued to...
By Deborah Tate Washington 11 January 2006 watch Alito Day 2 report Samuel Alito President Bush's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Samuel Alito, returns to Capitol Hill Wednesday for a second...
By Deborah Tate Washington 10 January 2006 Samuel Alito Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito is facing tough questions about presidential powers and abortion rights during Senate confirmation hearings....
By Jim Malone Washington 09 January 2006 Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, second from right, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill Politics and the law intersect in Washington this week as the Senate...