Samuel A. Alito

The United States Supreme Court, in a milquetoast unanimous decision authored by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., recently ruled that it is constitutional for Virginia to deny nonresidents rights under the state's Freedom of Information Act. We think all...

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday evening sought laughs rather than legal clarity as they weighed a tragic case concerning a despotic Roman general and his overbearing mother. The three justices were...

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor should never have retired from the U.S. Supreme Court. She is an 83-year-old with plenty of energy, which she expends hearing lower-court cases, giving speeches, and making me want to tear my hair out by talking like the...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the Virginia Freedom of Information Act provision allowing state and local governments to deny record requests from out-of-state residents. The decision came two months after oral arguments in the...

By Joan Biskupic WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Thirty-five years after the U.S. Supreme Court set the terms for boosting college admissions of African Americans and other minorities, the court may be about to issue a ruling that could restrict...

In a ruling expected to have a large impact in Wisconsin, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that blood can no longer be drawn from nonconsenting drunken driving suspects without a search warrant or special circumstances that would exempt police...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has declared that American courts will not be the world’s forum for deciding suits alleging human rights abuses by corporations and foreign tyrants on foreign soil. In a 9-0 decision, the high court tossed...

In their recent consideration of legislation banning same-sex marriage, some Supreme Court justices expressed uninformed concern over how little we know about the long-term impact of such unions. Justice Anthony Kennedy said that because same-sex...

WASHINGTON -- Imagine how gratifying it must feel to be Anthony Kennedy. As the justice who most often serves as the swing vote on the Supreme Court, he is the target of endless sycophancy, solicitude and general kissing up -- and his courtiers were...

Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...

The U.S. Supreme Court appears likely to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages, a gay rights lawyer said Wednesday. Kate Kendell, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian...

Experts said that based on Wednesday's arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court appears willing to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. Gay rights lawyer Jon W. Davidson said Wednesday that the U.S. Supreme Court was likely to permit married same-sex...