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Supreme Court Rules Police Must Have Warrant To Track Vehicles Via GPS

Supreme Court Rules Police Must Have Warrant To Track Vehicles Via GPS

The Supreme Court has been going over a case as of late that involved the police and FBI who attached a GPS device to a drug suspect's Jeep and without a search warrant. Today, judges ruled that ... continue
Supreme Court Agrees To Rare Appeal After Deadline Filing Missed For Death Row Inmate

Supreme Court Agrees To Rare Appeal After Deadline Filing Missed For Death Row Inmate

Alabama death row inmate Cory Maples is being given a new hearing after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a rare exception. Attorney's for the death row inmate failed to file an appeals deadline because of a weird ... continue
Supreme Court Reluctant to Remove Indecency Measures for TV

Supreme Court Reluctant to Remove Indecency Measures for TV

The Supreme Court has been talking all day about ending the government's historic rule over television content, specifically regarding the removal of "indecency" rules that affect prime-time television. Despite the rumblings, the Court generally seems highly reluctant ... continue
Julian Assange to Continue Extradition Fight

Julian Assange to Continue Extradition Fight

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to stay in Britain a little bit longer. Two High Court judges in London ruled today that Assange had the right to petition the Supreme Court to hear his case ... continue
Health Care News: Should Justices Thomas and Kagan Recuse Themselves From HCR Fight?

Health Care News: Should Justices Thomas and Kagan Recuse Themselves From HCR Fight?

Between the year 2000 and now, America has made a lot of questionable decisions- two arguably unnecessary wars, TARP bailouts, allowing the rest of the world to think for five minutes that we might elect Herman Cain, ... continue
US Supreme Courts says music downloads are not public performances

US Supreme Courts says music downloads are not public performances

When it comes to the online world and music you got to admit the music industry trade groups like RIAA and ASCAP are tenacious, stupid but tenacious. Recently ASCAP has been trying to convince the courts that streaming ... continue
Supreme Court Will Hear Health Care and Illegal Immigration Cases This Term

Supreme Court Will Hear Health Care and Illegal Immigration Cases This Term

The Supreme Court will debate some controversial topics during its new term that could help, or hurt, President Obama win reelection. The Supreme Court will hear cases about health care, illegal immigration, and affirmative action during its ... continue
Gamers rejoice, Supreme Courts says video games protected under 1st Amendment

Gamers rejoice, Supreme Courts says video games protected under 1st Amendment

For some time there has been an effort by politicians looking for easy votes to ban or rent games that are deemed to be violent to anyone under the age of 18, with the most recent effort ... continue
Supremes rule in favor of Westboro Baptist Church in military funeral case

Supremes rule in favor of Westboro Baptist Church in military funeral case

Damn you, Westboro Baptist Church, for making it necessary for signs like "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "AIDS cures fags" to be protected speech. The highest court in the land has ruled in favor of the hate-spewing ... continue
Kiss even more of your privacy good-bye. Thanks California.

Kiss even more of your privacy good-bye. Thanks California.

Okay, this is just wrong. It is wrong in so many ways but according to a post just spotted over at PhoneArena, and again at Ars Technica, the California Supreme Court has just lost its ever-lovin' mind. In ... continue
Oh great. Supreme Court shows tech ignorance

Oh great. Supreme Court shows tech ignorance

The problem with today's laws when it comes to technology is that they can never catch up as technology is changing daily while our laws change slower than molasses on a winter morning. In most cases this a ... continue
Awesome: Murray Hill Inc. runs for Congress

Awesome: Murray Hill Inc. runs for Congress

A recent ruling by the Supremes granting unprecedented rights to corporations to wield influence through campaign donations has drawn widespread ire, most notably by President Obama during his State of the Union address. In a brilliant piece of ... continue
Sotomayor confirmation hearings wrapping up…

Sotomayor confirmation hearings wrapping up…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)... unavailable for comment. [Image: Pundit Kitchen] continue
Justice David Souter to retire from the US Supreme Court

Justice David Souter to retire from the US Supreme Court

Justice David Souter has reportedly told the White House that he will retire from the US Supreme Court at the end of June. Souter's retirement will give President Obama his first opportunity to appoint a new Supreme Court ... continue
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for cancer

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg being treated for cancer

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery on Thursday for pancreatic cancer, sparking talks that President Obama may have his first shot at appointing a new Justice. 75 year old Ginsburg was operated on for "apparently ... continue