Roberts Seeks Greater Consensus on Court
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Chief Justice John Roberts said Sunday he is seeking greater consensus on the Supreme Court, arguing that more consensus among justices is likely if hot-button issues are decided on the &quot;narrowest possible grounds.&quot;
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WASHINGTON - Chief Justice William Rehnquist may be back on the job next week, although some physicians questioned whether his treatment for thyroid cancer would sideline him longer.
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Monday's announcement that Chief Justice William Rehnquist is being treated for thyroid cancer was a reminder of one man's mortality - and of how a single vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court could change the dynamics of the divided panel.
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Just as legal scholars analyze Supreme Court decisions, people concerned about the health of Chief Justice William Rehnquist struggled Monday to interpret sparse details about his diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
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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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No matter what the Chief Justice says, members of  the Supreme Court shouldn't try to just get along
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A majority of the Supreme Court appeared yesterday to find constitutional problems with the federal sentencing guidelines and grappled with whether to dramatically
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This election's potential impact on the Supreme Court has seemed to be an afterthought, but the stakes for the court and the law are even higher now than they were in 2000. The prospect of a change on the court is greater and the replacement of one justice could affect the law on hot issues.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid-cancer diagnosis, as well as the cancer battles of three of his colleagues, serve as reminders that the US Supreme Court bench is aging
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Kansas Senator Pat Roberts isn&#39;t optimistic about passage of a major intelligence overhaul plan before the year is out. The Republican chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee and helped broker the compromise bill.
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One way to win back the Supreme Court: Sweeten the message and market it.
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Key abortion and racial cases could signal whether Justice Kennedy shifts the court to the right or maintains precedents.
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Last week, when William H. Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States underwent a tracheotomy to treat thyroid cancer, more questions were raised about the possibility that the next president
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Some experts predicted that the Supreme Court decision on sentencing guidelines would renew a struggle between Congress and the judiciary.
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During the first term under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., justices found common ground by agreeing not to decide much. The new term is likely to be different.
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After more than three years of appointment battles, President Bush's ambitions for the courts are clear, but his record is mixed.
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In a sign of possible discord in the jury room, the judge in Scott Peterson&#39;s murder case lectured the panel Monday about the importance of deliberating with an open mind.