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The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States of America, and is the apex of the judicial branch in the American government system. Commonly referred to as the High Court or by the acronym SCOTUS, the Supreme Court consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Supreme Court Justices, like all Article III federal judges enjoy lifetime tenure.


The Supreme Court hears cases that have come up through the federal appellate courts and state supreme courts. The court decides which cases to take by granting those cases that it wishes to hear a writ of certiorari or, in some extreme death penalty cases, a writ of habeas corpus.


The Court currently has six male and three female justices. The average age is 65 years, 6 months, and every current justice has an Ivy League background. Upon the retirement of Justice Stevens, the Court is without a Protestant for the first time in its history.


There are actually a few blogs that cover the cases and rulings of the Supreme Court. These include SCOTUS' own blog, the Volokh Conspiracy written by a group of professors, and Justia.com. There are also many more blogs that cover different aspects of constitutional law, or specifically investigate constitutional law itself and not necessarily the High Court.

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  • Supreme Court takes suo motu notice of PIC deaths


    Pakistan Views — Authority Authority: 122
    The Supreme Court on today took a suo motu notice of the plenty of deaths due to fake medicines given by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) to heart patients in Lahore. Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani would take up the issue on Tuesday. Notices have been given to the attorney general and to the provincial ...
    2 hours ago

  • Birth Control: Could It Be Illegal Again?


    TIME.com — Authority Authority: 649
    Americans have been fighting for decades over abortion, but a new battle has been raging lately — and it’s one with a distinctly retro feel. This time, the war is over birth control: whether insurance companies or government should have to pay for it — and yes, even whether it should be legal. It is [...]
    4 hours ago

  • For the defense


    Mon Casiple's Weblog on Philippine Politics — Authority Authority: 92
    The Corona impeachment trial is entering its third week. In that time, both the prosecution and the defense have shown their mettle. To be fair to the prosecution, they were dogged in their determination to maintain a steady pace of uncovering and presenting their evidence and witnesses. To be sure, they got whipped ...
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  • Pa Supreme Court: Physicians Can Be Sued For Emotional Distress


    Law Med Blog — Authority Authority: 106
    The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled a  physician can be sued for causing a patient emotional distress, even when no medical negligence, physical contact or malpractice exists. The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by a woman who claims her physician did not prepare her for the shock of the severe deformities ...
    5 hours ago

  • Three years ago today President Obama enacted his first law and fairness prevailed


    Carloz Newsvine — Authority Authority: 129
    On the third anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, the laws namesake wrote a special article describing the events that led up to President Obamas signing the law. Below is an excerpt. Click here to read the entire piece.
    1 day ago

  • Privacy and technology: Where Google and Facebook go, our constitutional rights follow


    Oregon Living — Authority Authority: 779
    Googles new plan to keep closer tabs on people isnt just another exasperating affront to online privacy. As the Supreme Court said last week, this type of business decision also affects our constitutional rights.
    1 day ago

  • Pangmatagalan na impeachment trial


    ellen tordesillas — Authority Authority: 410
    Thanks to yahoo.ph for photo May basehan ang pag-alala ni Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan sa sinabi ng prosecution na sobra isang daan daw ang bilang ng witnesses na kanilang i-presenta sa impeachment trial ni Chief Justice Renato Corona. Sabi ni Pangilinan, na miyembro ng Liberal Party at ka-alyado ng ...
    1 day ago

  • GOP Ready to Replace ObamaCare After SCOTUS Decision


    Big Government — Authority Authority: 766
    House Republicans will be prepared with a plan to replace ObamaCare with free-market alternatives after the Supreme Court delivers its decision in June. The High Court is planning to hold oral arguments on the healthcare law in March. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-Pennsylvania), who serves on the House Energy and ...
    1 day ago

  • Corporations Can’t.


    chai kadai benches — Authority Authority: 412
    A collection of artwork that shows  corporations are not us. They are not even a living thing. They are a dead computer operated humnaoids trying to correct the fake economy of the world. The courts seem to be confused, they’ve been using
    1 day ago

  • Government to settle army chief age issue in court, not administratively


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 534
    New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Scotching rumours that it asked the Indian Army’s Adjutant General to correct records of General V.K. Singh’s year of birth to 1950 ahead of the hearing of his petition before the Supreme Court, the defence ministry Sunday said it would prefer to fight the case in the court [...]
    1 day ago

  • New development on Army chief Gen V K Singh age record


    The India Post — Authority Authority: 134
    Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the subject, the Defence Ministry has written to the Adjutant General’s (AG) branch of the Army to correct its record to show the year of birth of Army chief Gen V K Singh as 1950 contrary to his stand that he was born one year later. The letter [...]
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  • Navajo Nation SCT Decides Case Involving Challenge to Contempt Order for Violating PPO


    Turtle Talk — Authority Authority: 124
    Here : Victor Bowman v. Delores Greyeyes.    Opinion .  Bowman files a petition asking the Court to reconsider its Dec. 14, 2011 summary denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus.  Reconsideration petitions for special actions may not be filed without leave of the Court. The Court treats the ...
    1 day ago

  • Where do Americans stand on Concealed Carry Laws?


    John Lott's Website — Authority Authority: 500
    Angus-Reid Survey : 59% of Americans support either a right-to-carry law (51%) or a "Vermont" style rule (8%) that doesnt require a permit. Even 50% of Democrats and 50% of non-gun owners fall in this category. There was also this question. The answer to it raises the question of what the reaction would have been ...
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  • The Hypocrisy of the Judicial System


    Moore Common Sense — Authority Authority: 412
    I have a difficult time with judges. And in all fairness since the judge has to decide who is telling the truth then most of their results are bogus. Judge Judy wins out because there is at least $5,000 in the pot thanks to the studio and all the costs are covered. And there are no useless and expensive lawyers ...
    2 days ago

  • Supreme Court’s GPS Ruling Hints at Greater Scrutiny of Surveillance Tech – Technology Review


    Paternal Prose — Authority Authority: 146
    Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the conviction of a man sentenced to life imprisonment on the basis that key information used to prosecute him had been illegally obtained.  A GPS tracking device, which reported its location via the cell phone network, had been placed on the defendant’s car without a ...
    2 days ago

  • Why Supreme Court sacked five govs – Vanguard


    Nigerian Bulletin! — Authority Authority: 130
    IN a landmark decision, the Supreme Court yesterday sacked five Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, who won re-run elections in 2007 In an unanimous judgment delivered by its full panel, the apex court maintained that former governors Murtala Nyako (Adamawa), Timipre Sylva (Bayelsa), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), ...
    2 days ago

  • Supreme Court Sacks 5 Govs – Tribune


    Nigerian Bulletin! — Authority Authority: 130
    Confusion As Kogi Gets Gov, Acting Gov Jubilation In Yenagoa Over Sylva’s Removal As Speakers Take Over In Sokoto, Bayelsa, Cross River, Adamawa The Supreme Court, on Friday, in Abuja sacked the five state governors whom their tenure was earlier extended by a Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal beyond May ...
    2 days ago

  • Indiana Senate Moves Toward Teaching Of Creationism In Public Schools


    JONATHAN TURLEY — Authority Authority: 660
    The Senate Education Committee of the Indiana Senate has overwhelmingly voted to approve a bill allowing for the teaching of creationism in the state’s public schools. The Sponsor is Senator Dennis Kruse . The bill states that “[t]he governing body of a school corporation may require the teaching of various ...
    3 days ago

  • Supreme Court relief for Krishna


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 534
    New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) In a breather for External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the Supreme Court Friday stayed the probe by the Karnataka Lokayukta police into the de-reservation of 11,620 sq km of forest land for mining when he was the Karnataka chief minister during 1999-2004.An apex court bench of Justice ...
    3 days ago

  • Top 5 Corporate & Securities Blog Posts This Week


    PLI Securities Law Practice Center — Authority Authority: 106
    Today we continue our weekly installment highlighting the best of the corporate and securities blogosphere from this past week.  If there are any corporate or securities blogs you think should be highlighted by our Top 5, please comment on this post and we’ll check them out! 1) Federal Securities Law Blog:   ...
    3 days ago

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