Supreme Court to Hear Commandments Case
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WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.    Justices have repeatedly refused to revisit issues raised by their 1980 decision that banned the posting of copies of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms...
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The Supreme Court session starting Monday features many of the same wrenching issues that splintered the justices during the last term and led to some unusually acrimonious dissents. The death penalty, free speech and prison sentences are back on the agenda, along with new topics such as medical marijuana and out-of-state wine purchases that are likely to produce significant disagreement.
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Tuesday the US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether a monument engraved with the Ten Commandments stays on the grounds of the Texas Capitol.
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WASHINGTON The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would take up the constitutionality of displaying the Ten Commandments on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts the justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.
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The Bush administration on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to allow Ten Commandments displays on government property, adding a federal view on a major church-state case that justices will deal with early next year.
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The US Supreme Court yesterday agreed to consider two cases in the highly charged issue of whether the Ten Commandments can be posted in public buildings or public lands.
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The cases concern prisoners' religious expression and the posting of the Ten Commandments on public property.
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The Supreme Court hears a California case Monday that could become a signature decision of the Rehnquist era. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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The Supreme Court returns Monday with an ailing leader, pressure to rule quickly on the constitutionality of federal prison sentences and a slew of contentious issues to decide, from medical marijuana to Ten Commandment displays.
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SEATTLE -- A judge has put off a decision on a lawsuit seeking removal of a Ten Commandments monument outside the Everett police headquarters until the Supreme Court rules on two similar cases.
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The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up the constitutionality of Ten Commandments displays on government land and buildings, a surprise announcement that puts justices in the middle of a politically sensitive issue.
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The Supreme Court said Monday it would meet again Thursday to hand down some of the 11 decisions remaining for this term. The court has one more session scheduled for next Monday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments March 29th on whether companies that provide peer-to-peer software violate copyright laws if their users commit copyright infringement.
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The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether barring a dissatisfied former client of high-profile attorney Johnnie Cochran from picketing at his law firm or making any statements about him violated the man's constitutional free-speech rights.
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The Supreme Court is about to plunge into an agenda laden with issues affecting the business sector. Tobacco companies, the biotech industry and operators of coal-fired power plants have a stake in cases the court will hear in the next month.
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A Muslim inmate says prisoners around the country are regularly mistreated by their jailers because of religious faith. The Supreme Court is considering his case Monday.
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Families of victims and offenders weigh in on pending Supreme Court case.