Justices Reject Request for Fast Health Law Ruling

The Supreme Court on Monday turned back an unusual request from Virginia to put the state’s challenge to the new federal health care law on a fast track.

Justices Review Arizona Law on Campaign Financing

The five justices in the majority in Citizens United, last year’s campaign finance blockbuster, appeared poised on Monday to strike down an Arizona law that provides matching funds to candidates who accept public financing.

Justices, Minus One, Hear Challenge to Arizona Law on Hiring Immigrants

A coalition challenging an Arizona law that aims to further crack down on the hiring of illegal immigrants faces an uphill battle with Justice Elena Kagan disqualified from hearing the case.

Elena Kagan Is Sworn In as Justice on the Supreme Court

Elena Kagan becomes the third woman among the current nine justices, continuing a generational and demographic transformation of the court.

Obama and Roberts Will Cast Shadows Over Kagan Hearings

At her Supreme Court confirmation hearings, Elena Kagan may well be a supporting player in a drama featuring two men not even there.

At Harvard, Kagan’s Sights Were Aimed Higher

Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court nominee, had hoped to succeed Lawrence H. Summers as the president of the university

Kagan Struggled in First Term at Harvard Law

Elena Kagan received marks that were low — for her — in her first term at Harvard Law, but they did not derail her career.