…Justice” (i) “Each person has an equal right to the most extensive scheme of equal basic liberties compatible with a similar scheme of liberties of all” (ii) “Social and economic…

…had to take expensive and burdensome measures to preserve the confidentiality of their communications. With a majority comprised of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Samuel A. Alito…

Last Thursday (Jun. 27) I posted a piece here titled “Poetic Justice for Justice Alito. Maybe.”, that discussed the concerted and deeply successful effort begun in the mid-1980s by the…

…the market” theory. Without it, it would be impossible to pursue most securities-fraud class actions. Last year, four justices, including Justice Thomas, seemed to invite a challenge to the 1988…

…or in your brief case; here is an interesting take on carrying them: Police suggest those who carry two phones can be suspected of selling drugs. Chief Justice John Roberts,…

…the issue of television cameras. Citizens deserve transparency from the court about how it decides which cases to hear, how justices decide whether to recuse themselves from pending cases, and…

…argue that the Treaty Power should be limited. But the Chief Justice and Justice Kennedy do not join them. by tgoldstein 10:13 AM Comment A quote from the Court’s opinion:…

…of income inequality, housing, education, immigration reform, health care and criminal justice reform would resonate more. — “The existential crisis of the liberal millionaire,” Kenneth P. Vogel and Tarini Parti,…

…want small government. This, from someone whose first official act as a justice was to join Kennedy (the opinion’s author), Scalia, Thomas and Roberts in ruling that a district attorney…

…powers; 2) first Chief Justice John Marshall, decided in favor of Hamilton’s arguments and rejected the argument used by today’s conservatives and libertarians; 3) Associate Justice Joseph Story, in his…