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If the thirty-one essays in SCOTUSblog’s series on John Paul Stevens convey any message in unison, it is that the retired Justice believes in definite limits on the role ...

Following is the text of the letter Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens read from the bench this morning thanking his colleagues for their warm wishes on his retireme...

This is just a reminder that Justice Stevens’ last day on the Court, after decades of service, will be Monday.  Members of the bar who are in Washington should consider a...

This local report on a recent federal sentencing for a young fraudster, which is headlined ...

On December 5, 2008, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that Texas silica law outweighs federal maritime law, including the Jones Act.  The Harris County case was sent to a...

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay $20,000 in sanctions against attorney-dentist Orly Taitz, a leading figure in the so-called “birther movement.” Taitz was fine...

Aron Heller writes for the AP:

Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan opened her confirmation hearing Monday saying she would make only one pledge: that she would listen to others with an open mind. “I’ll m...

The comparison between judging and baseball umpiring, popularized by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. during his 2005 confirmation hearing, is popping up again. Sen. Amy Kl...

SCOTUSblog has added a couple of offerings to our Kagan Resources sidebar: a timeline of Kagan’s life and career, and a list of the cases she argued before the Supreme Co...