Ruth Bader Ginsburg

'The Roberts Court' captures an important transformation

2013-05-17 15:00:00

At his confirmation hearings for the position of chief justice of the United States, John G. Roberts Jr. parried skeptics with a reassuring metaphor: "Judges are like umpires," he memorably testified. "Umpires don't make the rules, they apply them. The...

Supreme Court limits towing firms

2013-05-14 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — A New Hampshire man who had his car towed when he was in a hospital recovering from a heart attack and the amputation of his left foot won a measure of justice at the U.S. Supreme Court. In a 9-0 decision released Monday, the court...

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer breaks shoulder in bike crash

2013-04-27 12:49:00

Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer broke his shoulder in a fall from his bicycle and underwent surgery Saturday morning, according to a court spokeswoman. The 74-year-old justice was resting comfortably and is expected to be released from...

Supreme Court weighs 'loyalty oaths' for groups fighting AIDS

2013-04-22 19:02:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Monday whether Congress violated the 1st Amendment when it required global groups fighting AIDS to explicitly oppose prostitution and sexual trafficking as a condition of receiving federal grants. Several...

Supreme Court hears custody dispute over adopted girl

2013-04-16 23:05:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court was asked Tuesday to decide who should raise a 3 1/2-year-old girl who was given up by her single mother: the South Carolina couple who adopted her at birth or her biological father, who invoked his rights as a...

Letters: Gay marriage's friends and foes

2013-04-04 00:00:00

Re "Justices ponder gay marriage," Editorial, April 2 Same-sex marriage has been overpoliticized and over-intellectualized. What we're really addressing is the question of whether there should be a law dictating what marriage is. Laws are generally...

Seeking marriage equality

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Between now and July, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on two cases dealing with same-sex marriage: one testing the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8, the other involving the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for federal...

Letters: Marriage at the Supreme Court

2013-03-29 00:00:00

Re "Justices seem to side with gay couples," March 28 The time has come for the Supreme Court to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8 as unconstitutional. Laws designed to limit a person's pursuit of happiness by denying him or...

In gay-marriage debate, couples deserve more than 'skim milk'

2013-03-28 08:08:00

It is not always easy to follow the audio transcript of the last two days’ Supreme Court arguments over gay marriage. Just when you think you grasp what’s going on, someone starts talking about “suspect classes” and “...

Supreme Court seems willing to restore gay marriage in California

2013-03-26 19:25:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the emotionally charged issue of gay marriage for the first time, appeared willing Tuesday to restore marital rights to gays and lesbians in California but uncomfortable with legalizing same-sex...

Supreme Court may strike down DOMA gay marriage law, experts say

2013-03-27 15:26:00

Legal experts said Wednesday that U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested they might strike down the Defense of Marriage Act that denies federal benefits to legally married gay couples. It marked the second landmark gay-rights case the justices considered...

Justices raise concerns about Defense of Marriage Act defense

2013-03-27 09:17:00

WASHINGTON -- A lawyer defending the federal law that denies benefits to legally married same-sex couples faced skeptical questions from key Supreme Court justices, who suggested the law wrongly discriminated against gays and improperly intruded into...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reacts to the audience while being introduced before a discussion about Roe V. Wade at the University of Chicago Law School.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discusses abortion laws and the Roe V. Wade decision at the University of Chicago Law School auditorium.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

This artist rendering shows attorney Charles J. Cooper, right, addressing the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's ban on same-sex marriage.

2013-03-26 00:00:00