Without waiting until it writes new rules to carry out the Supreme Court’s controversial January ruling lifting campaign finance curbs,  the Federla Election Commission on Thursday approved formation of two new groups that will raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to try to directly influence congressional elections this year. One of the new groups ...

This morning the Court, as expected, released the opinions in the remaining four cases this Term:  Bilski v. Kappos (patents), Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (separation of powers), McDonald v Read more:  The Court’s final opinions and today’s orders

This morning, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Court will issue orders from last Thursday’s conference and then the final opinions of the Term.  We will relay both in the Live Blog below, with the assistance of our reporter at the Court, Lyle Denniston See the rest here: Live Blog: Orders and opinions | 6.28.10

This morning, beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Court will issue orders from last Thursday’s conference and then the final opinions of the Term See the original post here: Live Blog: Orders and opinions | 6.28.10

This morning starting at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Court is expected to issue one or more opinions. Excerpt from: Live Blog: Opinions | 6.24.10

C itizens United, the Virginia-based conservative advocacy group that won a major Supreme Court ruling in a dispute over a documentary film sharply critical of Hillary Clinton as a candidate, won another legal victory Thursday as the Federal Election Commission ruled by a 4-1 vote that the group’s film operations are part of the press.  That makes ...

The Supreme Court will complete the current Term without having released any of its oral argument audiotapes for immediate broadcast on radio and television.  The cable network, C-SPAN, reported Monday that Chief Justice John G. Original post:  No audio on student rights argument

UPDATE:  In another major campaign finance decision, a three-judge U.S. District Court in Washington on Friday rejected a constitutional challenge by the Republican Party to some federal limits on donations to political parties.  That ruling is explored in a separate post (see above).  This ruling, too, discusses the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ...

Beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern, we will provide “live” coverage of the Court’s release of orders and opinions. In the “LiveBlog” below, we will relay all developments as quickly as possible from our reporter at the Court, Lyle Denniston. Excerpt from:  LiveBlog: Orders and opinions | 1.25.10

(UPDATE: New material added at 12:35 p.m.) Over the vigorous dissents of two Justices, the Supreme Court refused on Monday to clarify whether individuals in custody by the U.S. Read more here: A Boumediene sequel bypassed