A federal judge ruled on Thursday that the Defense Department was in contempt of court, for failing to videotape testimony given by a Guantanamo Bay detainee by teleconference at a court hearing in June.  U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler wanted the taping to be done, she wrote in a contempt ruling, … Here is the original post:  Pentagon ...

The Court has not decided the political speech case Citizens United.  It has issued the following opinions: Mohawk Industries v. Carpenter (08-678):  Affirmed.  Justice Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court; Justice Thomas joined in part and filed a separate opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. Held: Disclosure … Read the original:  Today’s Opinions

The Supreme Court on Monday released the list of cases to be argued in the sitting beginning Mon., Jan. See the original post:  January argument calendar

A three-judge U.S. District Court this week approved an agreement to end a broad constitutional challenge to the Voting Rights Act’s Section 5 — a challenge that at one time had appeared likely to succeed in the Supreme Court.  By attaching their signatures to a proposed consent decree on Tuesday, the three … Continued here: NAMUDNO case is over

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to delay the execution in Virginia Tuesday night of John Allen Muhammad for a murder that was part of a sniper shooting rampage in the Washinton area seven years ago.  The Court also refused to hear an appeal filed by Muhammad’s lawyers.  The order … Originally posted here: Way cleared for ...

The Court has granted certiorari in three cases,  Morrison v. National Australia Bank (08-1191), Renico v. Lett (09-338), and Barber v. See the original post here:  Today’s Orders

The Supreme Court on Monday released the schedule of oral arguments for the session beginning Monday, Feb. Go here to read the rest: February arguments, day by day