NYTimes Coverage of the 2008 term of the Supreme Court

Liptak's End of the Term Summary New York Times, 1 July
Graphic Review of 2008 Term of the Court New York Times, 1 July
Greenhouse on the Changes Wrought by Ricci New York Times, 30 June
Court Finds New Haven Discriminated Against White Firefighters New York Times, 30 June
Court Allows State Suits to Proceed Against Claimed Preemption New York Times, 30 June
Hillary: The Movie May Position the Court to Reverse Campaign Finance Precedents New York Times, 30 June
Court Strikes School Strip Search New York Times, 26 June
Justices Narrowly Hold for State in Arizona ESL Case New York Times, 26 June
Criminal Defendants Have a Sixth Amendment Right to Confront Forensic Analysts New York Times, 26 June
Court Broadens Reading of "Bailout" Provision of VRAct, Forestalling Larger Constitutional Questions New York Times, 23 June
Court Holds Public Schools Liable for Costs of Private School Education for Disabled New York Times, 23 June
Dumping Slurry Into Lake Does Not Violate Clean Water Act New York Times, 23 June
Court to Decide Case Limiting Lawyer Speech New York Times, 23 June
Court Rejects Double Jeopardy Claim in Enron Defendant Case New York Times, 19 June
No General Due Process Right to DNA Testing for Convicted Criminals New York Times, 19 June
Court Narrowly Holds That Due Process Requires Judicial Recusal In Campaign Contribution Case New York Times, 9 June
Court to Decide Issue of Patenting Specific Business Methods New York Times, 2 June
Court Holds States Must Have Opportunity to Rebut Retardation Claims in Capital Cases New York Times, 2 June
IDEA Case Has Ramifications for Public Schools and Kids with Disabilities New York Times, 31 May
Supreme Court Reverses 1986 Precedent and Limits Scope of Miranda Rights New York Times, 27 May
Court Rules Against Pregnancy Leave in Retirement Benefits Case New York Times, 19 May
Justices Reject Suit Against Muller and Ashcroft for Post 9-11 Detentions New York Times, 19 May
Court Will Hear Juvenile Sentence Case New York Times, 5 May
Justices Reject ID-Theft Enhancement of Deportation Laws New York Times, 5 May
Liability Limited for Oil Spills New York Times, 5 May
Super Bowl "Wardrobe Malfunction" Goes Back to 3rd Circuit after Fox Decision New York Times, 5 May
Justices Hear Voting Rights Act Coverage Case New York Times, 30 April
Bumbling Bank Robber Gains No Refuge from Supremes New York Times, 30 April
FCC Within Statutory Powers to Fine Fox for Errant Obscenities New York Times, 29 April
States v. U.S. on Regulation of Banks New York Times, 29 April
Voting Rights Just Around the Corner New York Times, 28 April
Justices Consider Race, Promotion Exams, and the Fourteenth Amendment New York Times, 23 April
Court Hears School Strip Search Case New York Times, 22 April
Justices Limit Scope of Legitimate Car Searches New York Times, 22 April
Court to Ponder Laws Concerning Depiction of Animals New York Times, 21 April
Supremes to Take Up Racial Discrimination Claims in Public Employment New York Times, 10 April
Supremes Uphold Denial of Preemptory Challenge New York Times, 1 April
Congress Saying It's Sorry Doesn't Change Hawaiian Property Rights New York Times, 1 April
Court Hears Hillary: The Movie New York Times, 25 March
Court to Consider Strip Search of High School Student New York Times, 24 March
Supremes Limit the Scope of the Application of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act New York Times, 10 March
Court Rejects Speedy Trial Claims New York Times, 10 March
Justices Deny Cert in NYC Gun Suit New York Times, 10 March
Judicial Restraint and Ducking an Issue of the Scope of Presidential Power - Supremes Vacate and Remand AL-MARRI V. SPAGONE New York Times, 7 March
Hillary: The Movie Meets McCain-Feingold in the Theater of the Supreme Court New York Times, 6 March
Court Refuses FDA Approval Preemption of State Laws on Liability in Drug Safety Suits New YorkTimes, 5 March
Justices Hear Judicial Campaign Contribution Case New York Times, 4 March
Court Hears DNA Innocence Case New York Times, 3 March
Supremes to Revisit Copyright Issues New York Times, 3 March
Identity Theft and Illegal Immigration Cases Considered By the Court New York Times, 26 February
The Ten Commandments in a Public Forum New York Times, 26 February
Supremes Rule Against Narragansett Indian Tribe New York Times, 25 February
Court Hears Superfund Cases; Decides Federal Gun Law Case New York Times, 25 February
Campaign Contributions and Judicial Recusal Issue to Come Before the Court New York Times, 15 February
Court Makes Retaliation Claims Easier to Pursue in Sexual Harassment Cases New York Times, 27 January
Court Ponders the Scope of Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act New York Times, 22 January
Justices Take Cases Dealing with Strip Searches in Public Schools and Provision of IDEA Services to Students in Private Schools New York Times, 17 January
Supremes to Decide if States Can Investigate and Prosecute Federally Charted Banks New York Times, 17 January
The Court Narrows the Exclusionary Rule and Gives Judges More Sentencing Authority in 2 Cases New York Times, 15 January
What Do Lawyers Owe Criminal Defendants?  New York Times, 14 January
Breyer and Scalia Spar Over Legislative Intent in Attorney Fees Case New York Times, 13 January
"Congruence and Proportionality" and the 2006 Extension of the VRAct Before the Court New York Times, 8 January
"Animal Crush" Videos and a Potential Supreme Court Challenge New York Times, 6 January
Justices Deny Preemption of Fraudulent Advertising in "Light" Cigarette Case New York Times, 16 December
Court Reopens Suit Against Sec. of Defense Alleging Torture New York Times, 16 December
Who Can Be Sued for Detention Possibly Grounded on Religious-Ethnic Bias? New York Times, 11 December
Workplace Sex Discrimination Back Before the Court New York Times, 11 December
Justices Ponder Prosecutorial Misconduct in Capital Murder Case New York Times, 10 December
Supremes to Take on Marri Case New York Times, 6 December
Justices Consider Oregon's Take on Punitive Damages. New York Times, 3 December
Civil Rights and Cooling Systems and Federal Statutes Occupy the Court New York Times, 3 December
Hillary Gets to the Supreme Court... Sorta New York Times, 15 November
The Navy is Mightier than the Whale New York Times, 13 November
Public Monuments to Religions Other than One's Own New York Times, 13 November
Free Speech, Public Parks, Governmental Discrimination, and Religion New York Times, 11 November
Criminal Evidence from the Lab and the Confrontation Clause New York Times, 11 November
Court Hears Asylum Case of Former Eritrean Prison Guard New York Times, 6 November
Court Hears Asylum Case of Former Eritrean Prison Guard New York Times, 6 November
FCC and Utterances of "Dirty Words" on TV New York Times, 5 November
Drug Companies, the F.D.A., and State Liability Suits: The Scope of Federal Preemption New York Times, 4 November
Supremes to Hear Case Involving Post-Conviction DNA Testing Appeals New York Times, 4 November
Dirty Words Coming to the Court New York Times, 2 November
Court to Determine What Constitutes Identity Theft by Illegal Aliens New York Times, 21 October
Supremes Toss Ohio Registration Controversy to Ohio Courts New York Times, 18 October
North Carolina Congressional Districting Again Before the Supreme Court New York Times, 15 October
Chief Justice Roberts Channels Sam Spade New York Times, 15 October
Supremes May Take Up West Virginia Supreme Court Mess New York Times, 12 October
Ahoy There, Shamu! or "Is that a Whale Pod or Did Some Justices Put on A Lot of Weight Over the Summer?" New York Times, 9 October
Supremes Ponder the Exclusionary Rule New York Times, 8 October
Smoking (and Preemption) in the Courtroom New York Times, 7 October
Court Docket Light Rolling into First Arguments of the 2008 Term New York Times, 4 October
Supremes Deny Death Penalty Case Reargument and Docket New Cases

New York Times, 2 October

Pre-emption Cases Loom Large on Court's Early Docket

New York Times, 19 September

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