Monday the Court called for the views of the Solicitor General in Carmichael v. Kellogg, Brown & Root Services, No. 09-683, a case arising from an auto accident in Iraq.  The petition raises an interesting question regarding application of the political question doctrine to tort suits against military contractors in a combat zone

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In a ruling focusing on court power to decide copyright cases, the Supreme Court has provided a second chance — but no final assurance of the outcome — for an $18 million deal designed to settle a massive case over rights to re-publish electronically a vast array of creative works.  The decision last Tuesday in

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Second chance for copyright deal

The Supreme Court, taking on the emotionally charged issue of picketing protests at the funerals of soldiers killed in wartime, agreed Monday to consider reinstating a $5 million damages verdict against a Kansas preacher and his anti-gay crusade.  This was one of three newly granted cases.  The others test the constitutionality of background checks for

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Court to rule on funeral pickets

Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., refused on Tuesday to block a District of Columbia court’s order that cleared the way for same-sex couples to get marriage licenses and wed in the capital city, beginning on Wednesday.  The Chief Justice, in denying an emergency stay filed by opponents of gay marriage, issued a three-page opinion,

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D.C. same-sex marriages allowed

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LiveBlog: Opinions | 3.2.10

The Supreme Court refused on Monday to reopen the issue of the constitutionality of the procedures that states use to carry out death sentences by lethal injection.  Without comment or noted dissent, the Court turned aside a new petition by a Tennessee inmate seeking a ruling that lower courts must make a detailed examination of

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No review of execution procedure

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the D.C.

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Kiyemba back to lower court

A case that the Supreme Court planned to hear next week has been dismissed, after the dispute was settled.  The case is Health Care Service Corp. v

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Granted case dismissed

Beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern, we will provide “live” coverage of the Court’s release of one or more opinions. In the “LiveBlog” below, we will relay all developments as quickly as possible from our reporter at the Court, Lyle Denniston

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The Court released a single, unanimous, decision this morning in Maryland v. Shatzer (08-680), reversing and remanding the lower court. The majority opinion, written by Justice Scalia, is available here.  Justice Thomas wrote a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment, while Justice Stevens wrote an opinion concurring in the judgment

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Text of today’s opinion