The unanimous ruling dealt with lands determined to be covered by the Clean Water Act.
The unanimous ruling dealt with lands determined to be covered by the Clean Water Act.
A Louisiana prisoner wanted the court to decide whether capital punishment is unconstitutional.
Her colleagues have minimized the problem of not yet replacing Antonin Scalia.
The Supreme Court urged the appeals court to act quickly ahead of the presidential election.
Eleven states are requiring a photo ID to vote in a presidential election for the first time.
Prosecutors improperly considered race when selecting a jury for Timothy Foster, a majority finds.
Those who challenged the lower court’s ruling do not have the right to proceed, the high court said.
Justices rule 6 to 2 that lawsuit can’t proceed without proof the faulty profile caused injury.
A compromise is possible between religious employers and the administration, justices say.
The retired justice and Justice Kagan discussed whether judges should look outside the record to decide cases.
Chief Justice John Roberts is determined not to take sides in the political fight over filling a Supreme Court seat.
With only eight months left in the president’s term, advocates worry that time is running out.
Justices have been reluctant to say that the court is having difficulty without its 9th vote.
Experts think that divided, eight-member court doesn’t want to take cases it can’t decide.
The justices indicate that they will intervene if a lower court does not resolve the issue by midsummer.
