Supreme Court to hear Texas affirmative action case

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a politically charged challenge to affirmative action at the University of Texas. | 02/21/12 10:50:15 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court to hear arguments on whether a lie is protected speech

Fake hero Xavier Alvarez lied to his fellow Californians. He never rescued an American ambassador. He was never a Marine. Most definitely, contrary to what told a Southern California audience, Alvarez was never awarded the Medal of Honor. He lied, until he was caught. Now, the Supreme Court must decide whether the First Amendment protects Alvarez and other wannabes from prosecution. | 02/17/12 16:03:01 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court: Federal Meat Inspection Act preempts California's slaughter ban

The Supreme Court on Monday struck down California's ban on the slaughter of downed swine, saying the state strayed too far into federal territory. | 01/23/12 10:34:46 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court says 'grounds for concerns' with Texas redistricting maps

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a Texas panel of judges to reconsider the latest maps drawn for the state's legislative districts. | 01/20/12 10:54:39 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court denies inmate's request for lawsuit over prison injury

In a case arising out of California’s San Joaquin Valley, the Supreme Court on Tuesday limited the ability of inmates to file federal lawsuits for injuries incurred in privately run prisons. | 01/10/12 10:53:42 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court hears Idaho couple's argument against EPA

The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Monday to an Idaho couple's fight to build their dream home over the objections of the Environmental Protection Agency, in a case that could have far broader implications and limit the EPA’s ability to regulate developers, energy companies and others. | 01/09/12 14:48:53 By - Sean Cockerham

Supreme Court decision could give California’s ‘Skid Row Stabber’ his release

A once high-profile California inmate imprisoned on murder charges for more than 30 years could be freed as a result of a Supreme Court decision Monday. | 01/09/12 12:49:12 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court to hear Texas redistricting case

After more than a year of political and legal wrangling, the latest round of Texas redistricting reaches the U.S. Supreme Court today in a case that may help reshape the state's political landscape for years. | 01/09/12 07:40:01 By - Aman Batheja

Supreme Court to hear case on Arizona immigration law

The Supreme Court added another election-year blockbuster to its docket Monday, as the justices agreed to review Arizona's most controversial immigration law. | 12/12/11 14:34:42 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court skeptical of California's slaughterhouse rule

Supreme Court justices carved into California's ban on the commercial slaughter of lame livestock Wednesday, leaving the state law's future in doubt. | 11/09/11 15:56:44 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court to hear case on downed livestock

California's ban on the commercial slaughter of downed livestock will come before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, in a case that pits state vs. federal power. | 11/07/11 18:22:07 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court justices offer skepticism in prisoner's legal case

An inmate's federal lawsuit against workers at the privately run California prison where he was injured in an accident appeared unlikely to sway Supreme Court justices on Tuesday. | 11/01/11 17:25:41 By - Michael Doyle

Delta smelt keeps protection as Supreme Court declines to review case

Federal protections for California's delta smelt will remain intact, but Western water controversies will keep on boiling, with a Supreme Court decision Monday not to hear farmers' ambitious challenge | 10/31/11 16:25:18 By - Michael Doyle

Was autistic man really a Marine? Military court to decide

Los Angeles native Joshua D. Fry had been diagnosed as autistic and was living in a group home for people with mental disabilities when a Marine Corps recruiter signed him up for service. Fry's enlistment three years ago helped the recruiter meet his quota. It turned out far worse for Fry, who ended up being court-martialed on child pornography and other charges. Now his fate is posing a mind-boggling question for military judges: Was Fry never really in the Marine Corps in the first place? | 10/28/11 16:13:42 By - Michael Doyle

Supreme Court to hear case of felon hurt in private prison

Prison hurt Richard Lee Pollard, in more than the usual ways. Now, from improbable beginnings, the Supreme Court will examine Pollard's treatment at a privately run California facility. The outcome could either shield or render more vulnerable the fast-growing private prison industry, not to mention what it might do for Pollard's own post-prison life. | 10/27/11 15:10:02 By - Michael Doyle

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