NYTimes Coverage of the 2008 term of the Supreme Court
Liptak's End of the Term Summary | New York Times, 1 July |
Graphic Review of 2008 Term of the Court | New York Times, 1 July |
Greenhouse on the Changes Wrought by Ricci | New York Times, 30 June |
Court Finds New Haven Discriminated Against White Firefighters | New York Times, 30 June |
Court Allows State Suits to Proceed Against Claimed Preemption | New York Times, 30 June |
Hillary: The Movie May Position the Court to Reverse Campaign Finance Precedents | New York Times, 30 June |
Court Strikes School Strip Search | New York Times, 26 June |
Justices Narrowly Hold for State in Arizona ESL Case | New York Times, 26 June |
Criminal Defendants Have a Sixth Amendment Right to Confront Forensic Analysts | New York Times, 26 June |
Court Broadens Reading of "Bailout" Provision of VRAct, Forestalling Larger Constitutional Questions | New York Times, 23 June |
Court Holds Public Schools Liable for Costs of Private School Education for Disabled | New York Times, 23 June |
Dumping Slurry Into Lake Does Not Violate Clean Water Act | New York Times, 23 June |
Court to Decide Case Limiting Lawyer Speech | New York Times, 23 June |
Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Enron Defendant Case | New York Times, 19 June |
No General Due Process Right to DNA Testing for Convicted Criminals | New York Times, 19 June |
Court Narrowly Holds That Due Process Requires Judicial Recusal In Campaign Contribution Case | New York Times, 9 June |
Court to Decide Issue of Patenting Specific Business Methods | New York Times, 2 June |
Court Holds States Must Have Opportunity to Rebut Retardation Claims in Capital Cases | New York Times, 2 June |
IDEA Case Has Ramifications for Public Schools and Kids with Disabilities | New York Times, 31 May |
Supreme Court Reverses 1986 Precedent and Limits Scope of Miranda Rights | New York Times, 27 May |
Court Rules Against Pregnancy Leave in Retirement Benefits Case | New York Times, 19 May |
Justices Reject Suit Against Muller and Ashcroft for Post 9-11 Detentions | New York Times, 19 May |
Court Will Hear Juvenile Sentence Case | New York Times, 5 May |
Justices Reject ID-Theft Enhancement of Deportation Laws | New York Times, 5 May |
Liability Limited for Oil Spills | New York Times, 5 May |
Super Bowl "Wardrobe Malfunction" Goes Back to 3rd Circuit after Fox Decision | New York Times, 5 May |
Justices Hear Voting Rights Act Coverage Case | New York Times, 30 April |
Bumbling Bank Robber Gains No Refuge from Supremes | New York Times, 30 April |
FCC Within Statutory Powers to Fine Fox for Errant Obscenities | New York Times, 29 April |
States v. U.S. on Regulation of Banks | New York Times, 29 April |
Voting Rights Just Around the Corner | New York Times, 28 April |
Justices Consider Race, Promotion Exams, and the Fourteenth Amendment | New York Times, 23 April |
Court Hears School Strip Search Case | New York Times, 22 April |
Justices Limit Scope of Legitimate Car Searches | New York Times, 22 April |
Court to Ponder Laws Concerning Depiction of Animals | New York Times, 21 April |
Supremes to Take Up Racial Discrimination Claims in Public Employment | New York Times, 10 April |
Supremes Uphold Denial of Preemptory Challenge | New York Times, 1 April |
Congress Saying It's Sorry Doesn't Change Hawaiian Property Rights | New York Times, 1 April |
Court Hears Hillary: The Movie | New York Times, 25 March |
Court to Consider Strip Search of High School Student | New York Times, 24 March |
Supremes Limit the Scope of the Application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act | New York Times, 10 March |
Court Rejects Speedy Trial Claims | New York Times, 10 March |
Justices Deny Cert in NYC Gun Suit | New York Times, 10 March |
Judicial Restraint and Ducking an Issue of the Scope of Presidential Power - Supremes Vacate and Remand AL-MARRI V. SPAGONE | New York Times, 7 March |
Hillary: The Movie Meets McCain-Feingold in the Theater of the Supreme Court | New York Times, 6 March |
Court Refuses FDA Approval Preemption of State Laws on Liability in Drug Safety Suits | New YorkTimes, 5 March |
Justices Hear Judicial Campaign Contribution Case | New York Times, 4 March |
Court Hears DNA Innocence Case | New York Times, 3 March |
Supremes to Revisit Copyright Issues | New York Times, 3 March |
Identity Theft and Illegal Immigration Cases Considered By the Court | New York Times, 26 February |
The Ten Commandments in a Public Forum | New York Times, 26 February |
Supremes Rule Against Narragansett Indian Tribe | New York Times, 25 February |
Court Hears Superfund Cases; Decides Federal Gun Law Case | New York Times, 25 February |
Campaign Contributions and Judicial Recusal Issue to Come Before the Court | New York Times, 15 February |
Court Makes Retaliation Claims Easier to Pursue in Sexual Harassment Cases | New York Times, 27 January |
Court Ponders the Scope of Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act | New York Times, 22 January |
Justices Take Cases Dealing with Strip Searches in Public Schools and Provision of IDEA Services to Students in Private Schools | New York Times, 17 January |
Supremes to Decide if States Can Investigate and Prosecute Federally Charted Banks | New York Times, 17 January |
The Court Narrows the Exclusionary Rule and Gives Judges More Sentencing Authority in 2 Cases | New York Times, 15 January |
What Do Lawyers Owe Criminal Defendants? | New York Times, 14 January |
Breyer and Scalia Spar Over Legislative Intent in Attorney Fees Case | New York Times, 13 January |
"Congruence and Proportionality" and the 2006 Extension of the VRAct Before the Court | New York Times, 8 January |
"Animal Crush" Videos and a Potential Supreme Court Challenge | New York Times, 6 January |
Justices Deny Preemption of Fraudulent Advertising in "Light" Cigarette Case | New York Times, 16 December |
Court Reopens Suit Against Sec. of Defense Alleging Torture | New York Times, 16 December |
Who Can Be Sued for Detention Possibly Grounded on Religious-Ethnic Bias? | New York Times, 11 December |
Workplace Sex Discrimination Back Before the Court | New York Times, 11 December |
Justices Ponder Prosecutorial Misconduct in Capital Murder Case | New York Times, 10 December |
Supremes to Take on Marri Case | New York Times, 6 December |
Justices Consider Oregon's Take on Punitive Damages. | New York Times, 3 December |
Civil Rights and Cooling Systems and Federal Statutes Occupy the Court | New York Times, 3 December |
Hillary Gets to the Supreme Court... Sorta | New York Times, 15 November |
The Navy is Mightier than the Whale | New York Times, 13 November |
Public Monuments to Religions Other than One's Own | New York Times, 13 November |
Free Speech, Public Parks, Governmental Discrimination, and Religion | New York Times, 11 November |
Criminal Evidence from the Lab and the Confrontation Clause | New York Times, 11 November |
Court Hears Asylum Case of Former Eritrean Prison Guard | New York Times, 6 November |
Court Hears Asylum Case of Former Eritrean Prison Guard | New York Times, 6 November |
FCC and Utterances of "Dirty Words" on TV | New York Times, 5 November |
Drug Companies, the F.D.A., and State Liability Suits: The Scope of Federal Preemption | New York Times, 4 November |
Supremes to Hear Case Involving Post-Conviction DNA Testing Appeals | New York Times, 4 November |
Dirty Words Coming to the Court | New York Times, 2 November |
Court to Determine What Constitutes Identity Theft by Illegal Aliens | New York Times, 21 October |
Supremes Toss Ohio Registration Controversy to Ohio Courts | New York Times, 18 October |
North Carolina Congressional Districting Again Before the Supreme Court | New York Times, 15 October |
Chief Justice Roberts Channels Sam Spade | New York Times, 15 October |
Supremes May Take Up West Virginia Supreme Court Mess | New York Times, 12 October |
Ahoy There, Shamu! or "Is that a Whale Pod or Did Some Justices Put on A Lot of Weight Over the Summer?" | New York Times, 9 October |
Supremes Ponder the Exclusionary Rule | New York Times, 8 October |
Smoking (and Preemption) in the Courtroom | New York Times, 7 October |
Court Docket Light Rolling into First Arguments of the 2008 Term | New York Times, 4 October |
Supremes Deny Death Penalty Case Reargument and Docket New Cases |
New York Times, 2 October |
Pre-emption Cases Loom Large on Court's Early Docket |
New York Times, 19 September |