washingtonpost.com - Full Court PressFull Court PressPolls: Americans Say Court Is 'About Right'- April 23, 2005 It was more than a century ago that a fictional Irish American rendered what is, for some, still the definitive verdict on the Supreme Court's actual degree of insulation from politics.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17528-2003Jul6.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Questions From the Bench Seen as Clues to Final Outcomes- April 23, 2005 The Supreme Court is what lawyers call a "hot bench." At oral argument, the justices bombard lawyers with questions and comments, some arcane, some prolix, some barbed.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54727-2003Nov2.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Justices Banking on Payoff From Publishing- April 23, 2005 The book business is turning into a lucrative sideline for some members of the Supreme Court -- especially Justice Clarence Thomas.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20685-2004Jun6.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Full Court Press: Global Thinking- April 23, 2005 The Supreme Court decision-making is beginning to reflect the influence of international legal norms, as well as rulings by courts in foreign countries.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16862-2003Aug3.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... For Lawyer, This Case Is Personal- April 23, 2005 E. Randol Schoenberg's oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court was a professional opportunity of a lifetime as well as a family milestone.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17528-2004Feb29.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpa... A Wildcard on Affirmative Action- April 23, 2005 As the Supreme Court ponders two cases on race-conscious admissions, Justice John Paul Stevens has appeared to move from ambivalence toward affirmative action to broad support for it - without ever quite contradicting himself or announcing a change.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A942-2003Jun1.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage/... Caseload Reflects Court's Altered Role- April 23, 2005 No one familiar with the court suggests that the justices aren't working hard. But, the Supreme Court decides far fewer cases now than it did in the relatively recent past.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3843-2004Feb1.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpage... On Second Thought . . .- April 23, 2005 Buried deep within the Supreme Court's list of routine Monday orders this week was an apparent historical first: The justices dismissed a case solely because the party who originally asked them to hear it got cold feet.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5182-2003Apr10.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Justices Take on War on Terror Legal Issues- April 23, 2005 After a month-long holiday break, the justices of the Supreme Court will gather in their private conference room Friday to resume what has quietly developed into a potentially historic term.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54560-2004Jan4.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... Investment Pays Off Handsomely for Souter- April 23, 2005 Long known as the most private and frugal member of the court, Souter, 64, recently became one of the richest, thanks to a decision he made a quarter-century ago to invest his savings in his native New Hampshire -- and keep them there.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27921-2004Jul4.html?nav=rss_politics/fedpag... |