Battle Over Health Care Law Shifts to Federal Appellate Courts

A flurry of hearings on the constitutionality of the Obama health care law kicks off in Richmond, Va. Tuesday, with litigants eager to strike down the president’s achievement.

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 Skeptical on Role of Courts in Setting Emissions Standards

Six states and New York City turn to the courts for help in forcing power companies to reduce emissions.

Justices Decline to Hear Appeal From Chinese Detainees

Five Chinese Muslims who are detained at Guantánamo Bay were refused an appeal by the Supreme Court for a hearing about the possibility of their release into the United States.

Sidebar: Judges See Sentencing Injustice, but the Calendar Disagrees

A new law reduces penalties for selling crack cocaine, but only for offenses committed after August.

$14 Million Jury Award to Ex-Inmate Is Dismissed

In a 5-to-4 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court threw out the award in favor of a former death row inmate who was freed after prosecutorial misconduct came to light.

The Caucus: The Caucus Podcast: Spending, Silence and 2012

Listen to reporters and editors discuss the budget battle, Clarence Thomas and possible candidates.

Justice Thomas’s Wife Sets Up a Conservative Lobbying Shop

Virginia Thomas is rebranding herself as a lobbyist and self-appointed “ambassador to the Tea Party movement.”

Virginia to Ask Supreme Court to Rule on Health Law

Virginia’s attorney general said he hoped to bypass the appellate court by asking the United States Supreme Court to rule on the Obama health care law on an expedited basis.

One for the Justices: To Go to the State of the Union, or Not?

After the president criticized a case last year, there has been speculation about which justices would attend this year and what it would mean.

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