Kagan quizzed on Justice Marshall’s record
One Supreme Court justice has been playing a prominent role in the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, and he died 17 years ago: her mentor, Thurgood Marshall.
One Supreme Court justice has been playing a prominent role in the Elena Kagan confirmation hearings, and he died 17 years ago: her mentor, Thurgood Marshall.
Thurgood Marshall and Spottswood W. Robinson III confer shortly before Marshall asks the Supreme Court to decree that separate schools for black and white children must end with the new school term in September 1955.
Oftentimes American-style partisanship results in Republicans and Democrats fighting like two mindless gamecocks in the ring.
On the morning of March 22, I raised my flag to the top of the 25 foot pole In my front yard.
US lawmakers return to work Monday to wage historic fights over a nuclear treaty with Russia, a US Supreme Court vacancy, and new rules for Wall Street — all with November mid-term elections looming.
At first glance, the bill seems innocuous. But one of the conditions that can start legal proceedings is: “When the child is living with both biological parents, who are still married to each other, whether or not there is a broken relationship between either or both parents of the minor and the grandparent and either or both parents have used …
From the marbled corridors of Congress to the tony salons of Georgetown, liberal lawmakers are abuzz with ideas on how to rein in U.S. corporations.
The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term Monday with one new member and with a cavalcade of court-watchers looking for clues to where this group is headed.
The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term today with one new member and with a cavalcade of court-watchers looking for clues to where this group is headed.The cases on the high court’s docket may not rattle the rafters of justice – nothing expected to inflame the debates over abortion or gay marriage.
As an attorney specializing in American Indian law, Robert Brauchli routinely fields questions from fellow lawyers about where to file a complaint if a client slipped and fell in a tribal casino or if there was a vehicle accident on reservation land.