Chief Justice Argues for a 'Long Overdue' Pay Raise for Federal Judges
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Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. urged Congress to raise the pay of federal judges in a year-end report that emphasized improving communications with Capitol Hill and the White House.
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JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Lilly M. Ledbetter says she almost stopped breathing when she heard her name called that day, her eight-year battle over alleged pay discrimination finally reaching the ultimate legal forum, the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, suffering from thyroid cancer and absent from the bench for seven weeks, still plans to preside at President Bush's inauguration on Jan. 20, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Friday.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose ability to finish the Supreme Court's annual term has been in doubt since he revealed in October that he has thyroid cancer, has returned to the court building to work several times since the week of Dec. 20, the court announced Wednesday.
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Six in 10 Americans say there should be a mandatory retirement age for Supreme Court justices, according to an Associated Press poll.
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Deadline extended while the software maker waits for a ruling in Justice Department's antitrust case.
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(10/26/04)-- The nation&#39;s chief justice is battling thyroid cancer but plans to keep working while he gets treatment. William Rehnquist has had a tracheotomy and expects to be back at work next week.
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State prosecutors, led by California, tell federal judge they plan to try to extend oversight until 2012; judge says she needs more time to think about it.
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Judge allows union to seek high court review of government decision denying 2.5% increase
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Even as President Bush last week named four candidates to fill long-standing vacancies on federal appeals courts, conservative legal activists were spoiling for a fight over what they call the unfair treatment of the president's judicial nominees.
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upholds New York's system of choosing trial judges is likely to renew calls for legislative reform, but even some proponents of change say their chances of success are slim.
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Our position is: Congress needs to add a federal judgeship in Indiana to make the workload more manageable. Marion County courts aren&#39;t the only ones facing budget constraints.
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Chicago Tribune - Ailing Chief Justice William Rehnquist said in a report released Saturday that judges must be protected from political threats, including from conservative Republicans who maintain that "judicial activists" should be impeached and removed from office.
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William H. Rehnquist turns 80 on Friday, a milestone reached by only one other chief justice of the United States. Though slowed by back and knee problems, he remains invigorated by the job and appears in no hurry to give up the title of the nation's top judge.
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Taxpayers who endure excessive expense or drain on their time when the I.R.S. mishandles a case should receive payments of up to $1,000 each, the National Taxpayer Advocate told Congress.
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Â· Judge to be asked to approve largest award  Â· Agreement made shortly before costly civil trials
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's frailty at the inauguration is renewing speculation the Supreme Court soon will have its first vacancy in more than a decade.