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Court signals leniency for young
November 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Confronted with the stark reality of a 13-year-old boy sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, the Supreme Court justices signaled Monday that they were …
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Editorial: Petition signers help to create legislation
October 27, 2009 in Opinion on Page A9 It looks as if the fate of Referendum 71 will be decided long before a final decision is made on whether to release the names of the more than 120,000 … 2
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Supreme Court will hear Guantanamo detainee case
October 21, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether Guantanamo detainees who are considered no threat can be ordered released in the United States – over the objections of …
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Pacelle’s HSUS again shows distasteful image to world
October 15, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B1
Washington’s general deer hunting season opens Saturday. Thousands of photos will be snapped to preserve the memories of hard work, fabulous scenery, quality family time, good friends and, for perhaps …
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Sotomayor jumps into Supreme Court role
October 6, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – By midmorning on the first day of the Supreme Court’s term, it was clear new Justice Sonia Sotomayor will fit right in – and in particular with her …
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Change coming to U.S. Supreme Court
October 5, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Justice David Souter never danced the salsa in public. Justice John Paul Stevens doesn’t sing in karaoke bars. And Chief Justice John Roberts hasn’t thrown out the first …
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Gun control case to get court’s ear
October 1, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court set up a historic decision on gun control Wednesday, saying it will rule whether restrictive state and local laws violate the Second Amendment right to …
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Sandra Day O’Connor: End judge elections in Wash.
September 14, 2009 in City The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court says there’s a serious problem with the government in Washington and many other states: They elect their judges. 4
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Supreme Court reviewing corporate campaigning
September 10, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s conservative bloc sounded poised Wednesday to strike down on free speech grounds a 100-year-old ban against corporations spending large amounts of money to elect or …
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Clerk hiring signals Stevens may retire
September 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Justice John Paul Stevens, who will turn 90 early next year, has given a hint that this Supreme Court term will be his last, potentially clearing the way …
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Sotomayor’s first vote sought to spare killer
August 19, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 WASHINGTON – Newly seated Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cast her first recorded vote on the Supreme Court, joining three liberal justices in an unsuccessful effort to stop an execution in …
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Senate confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court
August 6, 2009 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.
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Vote foretells partisan pattern of opposition
July 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Republicans’ unflinching opposition to Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday drew a partisan line in the sand, signaling that future Barack Obama nominees to the Supreme Court are unlikely …
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Sotomayor vote delayed
July 22, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans on Tuesday blocked the consideration of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for a week, saying that they needed time to study her record, even …
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Editorial: Lots to learn from process in Senate for Sotomayor
July 17, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings have provided moments of tension and moments of levity. It’s been a refreshing demonstration of national political leaders’ ability to temper serious advocacy with respectful civility. …
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Sotomayor pushes back on racial basis questions
July 15, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, deflecting tough questioning by Republicans on the second day of her confirmation hearings, said Tuesday that in 17 years as a judge she … 1
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Sotomayor hearings begin today
July 13, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Sonia Sotomayor has decided advantages as she begins the most important trial of her long legal career, a nationally televised consideration of her nomination to be the first …
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David S. Broder: Court can’t kill race issue
July 5, 2009 in Opinion on Page B8 The implicit message delivered by the Supreme Court majority, in two of the most important decisions of the term that ended this week, is that racial discrimination is no longer …
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Court: States can challenge banks
June 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A12 WASHINGTON – State governments can challenge the practices of national banks in court, the Supreme Court held Monday, in a decision that bolsters the power of states relative to federal …
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Court reverses ruling on race
June 30, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – In a closely watched case that could have a broad effect on hiring and promotion policies, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters who earned top test … 1
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