WASHINGTON (AP) — A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled today with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. ...more

November 9, 2009

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Monday delayed Chrysler's sale of most of its assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat, but didn't say how long the deal will remain on hold. ...more

June 9, 2009

Chrysler's five weeks of breakneck-speed bankruptcy proceedings came to a screeching halt Monday, when a Supreme Court justice delayed its sale of assets to Italy's Fiat. ...more

June 8, 2009

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told law students today there could be an opening on the Supreme Court soon but didn't hint at who might be leaving. ...more

March 13, 2009

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that electoral districts must have a majority of African-Americans or other minorities to be protected by a provision of the Voting Rights Act. ...more

March 9, 2009

To a nation reeling from recession and facing long-festering problems, President Barack Obama has a simple reminder: "We are not quitters." ...more

February 25, 2009

Here's the situation: A man with a known criminal past - let's call him Joe - heads over to the impound yard to retrieve something from his truck. ...more

February 1, 2009

The Supreme Court on Thursday embraced the long-disputed view that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own a gun for personal use, ruling 5-4 that there is a constitutional right to keep a loaded handgun at home for self-defense. ...more

June 27, 2008

One of the U.S. Supreme Court's more controversial rulings last term involved the tight deadline for employees to file claims of job discrimination. The high court said that even when employees don't know they're being discriminated against, the restrictive timeline must be followed. ...more

May 10, 2008

By now the Tale of Lilly Ledbetter is beginning to sound like the Perils of Pauline or the Pre-Feminist Follies. ...more

May 3, 2008