The Supreme Court on Monday released the first of its summer orders lists, made up of routine actions, including denials of stays or bail and denials of rehearing petitions.  It is expected there will be two more such lists during the Court’s summer recess.  The new Term begins Oct. 4. Read the original:  First summer orders

Three days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the government to send an Algerian national to his home country, over his protest, the Defense Department announced  the transfer Monday.  The transfer involved Abdul Aziz Naji, one of six Algerian detainees at Guantanamo who have indicated they fear torture or death if sent to their ...

This morning starting at 10 a.m. Read the rest here: Live Blog: Orders and opinions | 6.21.10

This morning starting at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Court is expected to issue one or more opinions, as well as orders from the Justices’ conference last week. We will relay them in the Live Blog below, with the assistance of our reporter at the Court, Lyle Denniston. Excerpt from:  LiveBlog: Orders and opinions | 6.7.10

This morning starting at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Court is expected to issue one or more opinions, as well as orders from the Justices’ conference last week. We will relay them in the Live Blog below, with the assistance of our reporter at the Court, Lyle Denniston. Read the rest here:  Live Blog: Orders and opinions ...

The Supreme Court refused on Monday to reopen the issue of Congress’s power to order cable television systems to carry the programs of local broadcasters in their geographic areas.  Without comment, the Court declined to hear Cablevisions Systems Corp. v. Read the original post: No review of “must carry” rule

This morning starting at 10 a.m. Eastern, the Court is expected to issue one or more opinions, as well as orders from the Justices’ conference last week. Here is the original post:  Live Blog: Orders and opinions | 5.17.10

This morning starting at 10 a.m. Read more:  LiveBlog: Opinions | 5.3.10

Beginning tomorrow, the Supreme Court announced today, the public will no longer be able to enter the Court’s building by the main entrance at the top of the steps on the front.  Citing security concerns, the Court said two new entrances beside the steps will now be the public’s main point of entry into the ...

The Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear any new cases, bypassing a number of significant issues — including a test of defense lawyers’ right to challenge a juror who admitted to a bias against the Muslim religion, when a believer of that faith was on trial.   The Court left intact a sentence of 28 ...