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The would-be Supreme Court justice will get a chance to address concerns some have about potential liberal bias or judicial activism.
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Sotomayor, whose Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins next week, is called 'well qualified' to serve as justice. >>
But the divided justices began shifting from the Bush administration's hands-off approach to business, clearing the way for more consumer lawsuits. Sotomayor could change the direction more next term. >>
The Supreme Court says white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were the victims of illegal discrimination when the city tossed out their test results and denied them promotions. >>
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Cable subscribers would be able to store programs to watch later. Justices turn down an appeal from broadcasters and Hollywood studios, which said the extra viewings would violate copyrights. >>
Supreme Court says local governments can enforce some of their consumer protections against national financial institutions. >>
The Supreme Court's reversal of a discrimination ruling by an appeals panel that included Sotomayor is seen by conservatives as a rebuke of her handling of the case. >>
Justices rule, 5-4, that New Haven, Conn., was wrong to deny promotions to the firefighters, who outscored black colleagues on a test. The decision overturns a ruling supported by Sonia Sotomayor. >>
The Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal by broadcast networks and Hollywood studios that keeping the unlicensed later viewings would violate copyrights. >>
Cable subscribers would be able to store programs to watch later. Justices turn down an appeal from broadcasters and Hollywood studios, who said the extra viewings would violate their copyrights. >>
The high court delays a decision until next term on whether a documentary critical of Hillary Clinton can be regulated as a type of campaign ad. >>
This term, justices reversed, at least partially, 94% of the Western appeals court's rulings. Part of the reason, experts say, is the court is perceived as liberal and partial to the underdog. >>
In two key cases, the normally fractured court comes together 8 to 1 to preserve the Voting Rights Act and oppose the strip-search of a 13-year-old at school. But the harmony is unlikely to last. >>
The 8-1 decision says Arizona school officials lacked justification for such an invasive search of a 13-year-old girl, who was suspected of hiding ibuprofen pills. >>
The Supreme Court orders a new trial for two Chechen brothers and a former police officer who were charged as accessories in the killing of investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya. >>
Technicians who prepare crime lab reports can be called forth as witnesses, justices say, reversing a conviction of a Massachusetts man accused of selling cocaine. >>
Republicans say they will question the Supreme Court nominee on the divisive issue at her confirmation hearings in hopes of weakening her support among moderate Democrats. >>
The justices leave Section 5 safeguards intact while allowing municipalities with a clean record to 'bail out.' Clarence Thomas dissents, saying he would strike down the provision. >>
Justices rule that parents who remove a disabled child from public school can be reimbursed for private instruction. The court says a 'free, appropriate' education is a public duty. >>
The Supreme Court approves the draining of gold mine debris into a small lake. The Bush administration had labeled it 'fill' rather than pollution to make the dumping comply with the Clean Water Act. >>
In a unanimous decision, justices leave safeguards intact while allowing municipalities with a clean record to 'bail out.' >>
The U.S. Supreme Court this week declined to hear what may be the last appeal by five Cuban intelligence agents, convicted as spies in the U.S. but hailed as heroes back home. >>
The Supreme Court nominee ends her affiliation with the Belizean Grove after Republicans question her membership in the all-female professional group. >>
The justices, overturning a jury award won by a 54-year-old who was demoted, say workers bear the full burden of proof. >>
By a 5-4 vote, the justices say current protections are enough for convicts who believe old genetic evidence will exonerate them. >>
The last few decisions -- on issues including civil rights, student strip-searches and the role of race in the law -- will be closely watched. >>
The high court nominee's ruling on New Haven firefighters recalls a 1980s bias case involving a Puerto Rican advocacy group of which she was a board member. >>
One of the great things about Senate confirmations of Supreme Court justices is that they help us develop a long-term perspective on the workings of the highest tribunal in the land. >>
The passion for minority rights that she showed from Princeton onward is scarcely reflected in a review of her judicial decisions. So which way would she lean on the Supreme Court? >>
Maine is the 5th state to legalize same-sex marriage, while California's high court is expected to uphold a ban on the practice. Activists on both sides agree on one thing: The fight's far from over. >>
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A high court ruling allowing state lawsuits over 'light' cigarettes could lead to uneven regulation. >>
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Lower courts may have tried a legal end run around the high court in a tobacco case, but the justices have indicated that may be coming to an end. >>
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Mass commercial e-mails can be barred, but not religious or political messages, Virginia's high court rules. >>
The U.S. Supreme Court refuses to grant a reprieve urged by Mexico and an international court. Jose Ernesto Medellin was convicted of raping and killing two Texas teens in 1993. >>
The high court's 2nd Amendment opinion makes the majority's agenda clear. >>
The oil giant must pay $507 million -- about one-tenth of the original jury award -- to punish it for recklessly putting a known alcoholic in charge of the supertanker in Alaska. >>
The justices will examine a judge's ruling that limited military training when marine mammals are near. >>
As the high court considers the legality, couples who wed in the Bay Area savor the joy of the institution. >>
The Supreme Court greets with skepticism arguments that power contracts are unfair. >>
The Pentagon is bound by tightened rules in prosecuting detainees. >>
The group backing 'Hillary: The Movie' says promoting it is a simple free-speech issue and wants the Supreme Court to scrap disclosure rule for political ads. >>
Patients under doctor's care can be dismissed, even if marijuana use occurs during off hours, high court rules. >>
States have kept the execution process shrouded in secrecy. That could change when justices hear arguments today. >>
Two decisions object to narrow federal prison guidelines that have led to disparities, especially in cocaine cases. >>
For years, federal judges have been critical of strict sentencing guidelines, saying the rules tied their hands. >>
A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday excoriated a federal immigration judge and a Los Angeles lawyer for their conduct during a deportation hearing in 2003. >>
The justices appear split, with Kennedy in the middle. Regardless of the ruling, which may be months away, the prisoners' fate may rest with the next president. >>
Justices rebuff a quest for services in a library, along with a Catholic group's effort to avoid paying for employees' birth control. >>
The Supreme Court will also consider drug sentences, workplace fairness and how lethal injection is carried out. >>
The Supreme Court will look at strict rules that are a holdover from the 1980s war on drugs and that legal activists say are unfair. >>
Justices may ban commonly used chemical concoctions that may cause dying inmates suffering, but ruling would not prohibit practice. >>
A GOP-backed Indiana law requires photo identification to be shown at the polls. In their appeal, Democrats say the policy discourages voters. >>
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