"Print" Media Coverage of the 2002 term of the
Supreme Court
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| Cases Decided; Cases to Come | Washington Post, 9 July 2002 |
| Cases before the Court in its coming term | Findlaw, 4 October 2002 |
| Torricelli and Bush v. Gore | New York Times, 4 October |
| The longevity of the present Court | New York Times, 6 October |
| Preview of 2002 Term |
New
York Times, 7 October Washington Post, 7 October |
| The 1998 Federal Copyright law and "tech" issues | New
York Times, 7 October Washington Post, 7 October |
| SC refuses to intercede in NJ Senator Election | New York Times, 7 October |
| Interesting Cases denied certiorari | New
York Times, 8 October Washington Post, 8 October |
| Powers of the FCC and cell phones | New York Times, 9 October |
| Copyrights and Congressional power | New
York Times, 9 October MSNBC, 9 October New York Times, 10 October |
| Court to Hear New States-Rights Case | New
York Times, 16 October Washington Post, 16 October |
| Justices hear arguments in gun case | New York Times (AP), 16 October |
| Justices hear arguments in jury-race case | New
York Times (AP), 16 October New York Times, 17 October Washington Post, 17 October |
| The continuing controversy over capital punishment | The
New York Times
(AP), 21 October The New York Times, 22 October The Washington Post, 22 October |
| S.C. rejects search and seizure cases | Washington Post (AP), 21 October |
| S.C. asks for federal input on sentencing questions | The New York Times, 21 October |
| S.C. and Megan's Law | The New York Times, 4 November |
| Charitable Fund Raising | The New York Times, 5 November |
| California's "3 Strikes" Law before the S.C. | New York Times, 6 November |
| Asbestos and the Supremes | New York Times, 7 November |
| S.C. to hear library filters and gun privacy cases | New
York Times, 12 November L.A. Times, 13 November L.A. Times, 13 November |
| The Justices Visit Victoria's Secret | New
York Times, 13 November Los Angeles Times, 13 November Washington Post, 13 November |
| S.C. hears arguments on Megan's Law | The
New York Times,14 November L.A. Times, 14 November Washington Post, 14 November |
| S.C. gramts cert in ADA case | New
York Times (AP), 18 November U.S.A. Today, 19 November New York Times, 19 November Washington Post, 19 November |
| S.C. gramts cert in campaign finance case | New
York Times (AP), 18 November Washington Post, 19 November |
| S.C. grants cert in a effective counsel/capital case | Washington Post, 19 November |
| Greenhouse: S.C. could choose a momentous term | New York Times, 1 December |
| Hello Momentous (1): S.C. takes MI Affirmative Action Case | New
York Times (AP), 2 December MSNBC, 2 December New York Times, 3 December |
| Hello Momentous (2): S.C. takes Texas Anti-Sodomy Case | New
York Times (AP), 2 December MSNBC, 2 December New York Times, 3 December |
| Abortion protests and Miranda warnings | New York Times, 5 December |
| Funding the Legal Services Corporation | New York Times, 10 December |
| Cross Burning at the Supreme Court | New
York Times, 11 December MSNBC, 12 December |
| Felons Carrying Guns | New York Times, 11 December |
| Tie goes to the wetlands ... for now | New York Times, 17 December |
| Air Nino -- Nike Springs onto the highest court | New York Times, 11 January |
| Federalism and the Family Leave Law | New York Times, 12 January |
| Justices forgo a sentence enhancement case | New York Times, 14 January |
| Holding tight on Double Jeopardy | New York Times, 15 January |
| Managed Care, State Power, and federal preemption | New York Times, 15 January |
| S.C. leaves broad copyright power in Congress | New York Times, 15 January |
| Federalism and Family Leave | New York Times, 16 January |
| A new case on race-conscious legislative districting | New York Times, 17 January |
| Broadening prosecution of criminal conspiracies | New York Times, 22 January |
| Liability in housing discrimination cases | New York Times, 23 January |
| State prescription drug programs and Medicaid | New York Times, 23 January |
| Sidewalks, public housing, and expression rights | New York Times, 26 January |
| Cert denial in teen killer case | New York Times, 28 January |
| FCC and cell confiscation of licenses | New York Times, 28 January |
| ADA and rehiring of drug abusers | New York Times, 25 February |
| Racial bias in jury selection and habeas corpus | New York Times, 26 February |
| SC strikes use of extortion to limit abortion clinic protest |
New York Times (Stout), 26 February New York Times, 27 February |
| Oral Arguments in Charitable Phone Solicitations | New York Times, 4 March |
| Oral Arguments on Forced Mentally Ill to take drugs in order to stand trial | New York Times, 4 March |
| Victor can keep his "Little Secret" | New York Times , 5 March |
| 5-4 SC upholds "three strikes" laws |
New York Times
(Stout), 6
March New York Times, 6 March Newsweek (George Will), 17 March |
| 6-3 SC upholds on-line sex offender registries | New York Times, 6 March |
| Libraries, Filters, the Web, and the First Amendment | New York Times, 6 March |
| Whistle Blowers, Asbestos, and new interogation case | New York Times,. 11 March |
| Rehnquist's Triumph: States' Rights and Crim Law | New York Times, 16 March |
| Libertarians join with Gays in Texas Sodomy Case | New York Times, 19 March |
| Court Denies Cert. in Wiretapping Case | New York Times, 25 March |
| Effective Counsel in Capital Cases | New York Times, 25 March |
| Supremes Hear Campaign Finance Case | New York Times, 26 March |
| Supremes Hear Texas Sodomy Case | New York Times, 27 March |
| Supremes Uphold Financing of Legal Services | New York Times, 27 March |
| The Supremes and Affirmative Action | New York Times, 31 March |
| Oral Arguments in the Michigan Af. Action Case | New York Times, 1 April |
| Oral Arguments on Extending Statute of Limitations | New York Times, 1 April |
| SC holds that states can require HMOs to accept any qualified doctor into their programs | New York Times, 3 April |
| Are the Supremes coming out of the (media) closet? | New York Times, 6 April |
| SC upholds cross-burning law | New York Times, 8 April |
| SC strikes down damages award | New York Times, 8 April |
| Nike and Free Speech | New York Times, 21 April |
| Texas Death Penalty case granted cert | New York Times, 22 April |
| Miranda comes back before the Court | New York Times, 22 April |
| SC rules in favor of small employers in ADA case | New York Times (AP), 22 April |
| SC hears case treating CA's "Holocaust Law" | New York Times, 24 April |
| Nike on an unfamiliar court | New York Times, 24 April |
| SC hears case on states struggle over water rights | New York Times, 29 April |
| No bail needed for immigrants scheduled for deportation | New York Times, 30 April |
| Unanimous Rejection of Teen-Age "Confession" |
New York Times, 5 May New York Times, 6 May |
| Charity can be charged with fraud, acc to SC | New York Times, 6 May |
| No Preemption in Maine Drug Cost case | New York Times, 20 May |
| Cert. grants in religion and Miranda cases | New York Times, 20 May |
| About face on federalism? S.C. uphold FMLA | New York Times, 28 May |
| Confining Miranda: SC okays some coercive questioning | New York Times, 28 May |
| Trademark expiration and property rights | New York Times, 3 June |
| Schedule set to hear McCain-Feingold Case | New York Times, 5 June |
| Job bias case... and others | New York Times, 10 June |
| SC upholds ban on campaign contributions | New York Times, 17 June |
| SC limits use of medication of criminally accused | New York Times, 17 June |
| Ten cases remain for decision in the 2002 Term | New York Times, 19 June |
| SC splits on affirmative action cases |
New York Times
(Greenhouse), 23
June New York Times (Lewis), 23 June |
| SC upholds library filters | New York Times (Brinkley), 23 June |
| SC strikes Cal. holocaust restitution law | Nw Yorke Times, 23 June |
| SC strikes down Texas homosexual sodomy law | New York Times, 27 June |
| SC dismisses Nike commercial speech case | New York Times, 27 June |
| SC holds defense attorneys must present broad range of potentially mitigating factors in death penalty cases | New York Times, 27 June |
| SC, racial districting, and the states | New York Times, 27 June |
| Immediate consequences of Lawrence | New York Times, 28 June |
| S.C. takes a political gerrymandering case | New York Times, 28 June |
| Linda Greenhouse's End of the Term wrap up | New York Times, 1 July |