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Scalia Fumes Over Name of Telecom Trade Group

Add "orphan acronyms" to the list of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's pet peeves. Those are acronyms that used to stand for something -- like BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, or KFC, once Kentucky Fried Chicken -- but now...

Wendell Potter: As If the Citizens United Decision Wasn't Bad Enough

I was not among those who believed the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision would open the floodgates of corporate money to influence elections and public...

PRAYER BEFORE PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BE DECIDED BY SCOTUS

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that challenges offering a prayer at governmental meetings. Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens brought this lawsuit against the Town of Greece, which is located in upstate New York, just outside of Rochester. Since 1999, Greece has begun its town meetings with a short prayer. Galloway and [...]

News: Chely Wright, Eurovision, Kevin Keller, Jinkx Monsoon, Tblisi

Ken Mehlman publishes op-ed urging marriage equality in the Las Vegas Sun. NYC, c. 1947. It's Tan Mom: the music video. WaPo: Will the Supreme Court take into account the recent marriage equality victories? Tory activists urge PM David Cameron...

Supreme Court to Hear Historic Religious Liberty Case

On Monday, the Supreme Court granted review in what could be the biggest religious liberty victory for Americans of faith in decades. The case is Town of Greece v. Galloway. The town of Greece, New York, begins its town board meetings with an opening prayer. Show More Summary

Supreme Court Errs in Giving Agencies Power to Define Their Own Power

Ilya Shapiro Although it did good by taxpayers today, the Supreme Court also issued a divided ruling that unfortunately expands the power of administrative agencies generally. In City of Arlington v. FCC, six justices gave agencies discretion...Show More Summary

Linda Bergthold: Yes Virginia, Obamacare still exists

Forty-two percent of Americans are unaware that Obamacare still exists. Even after the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012, even...

Supreme Court To Decide On Legislative Prayers

Do we need government to say prayers before legislatures meet? Is it even legal? SCOTUS will decide. The justices said Monday they will review an appeals court ruling that held that he town of Greece in suburban Rochester violated the Constitution by opening nearly every meeting over an 11-year span with prayers that stressed Christianity. [...]

For Next Big Religion Case, High Court Goes to Greece

The Supreme Court is tackling one of the most divisive First Amendment issues, agreeing on Monday to hear a case on whether an upstate New York town violated the Constitution by opening its public meetings with a Christian prayer.

Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow against IRS

Ilya Shapiro As if the IRS weren’t reeling enough already, today the unanimous Supreme Court dealt the beleaguered agency another blow, unanimously ruling that companies who paid a British “windfall tax” could get credit for that payment against their U.S. Show More Summary

Supreme Court agrees to hear major church-state case

In many parts of the country, it's not at all unusual for locals to attend a meeting of their city council or county commission, and see local officials begin the meeting with an official prayer. What if the invocation doesn't reflect your religious beliefs? That's a shame, but …

Supreme Court to hear another Case Involving Licensees in Good Standing who Challenge Patent Rights

By Dennis Crouch Medtronic Inc. v. Boston Scientific Corp., Docket No. 12-1128 (Supreme Court 2013) The Supreme Court has granted a writ of certiorari in a license dispute involving giants of the medical device world – Medtronic and Boston Scientific....

Supreme Court to rule on Christian prayers at government meetings

Sad Weekend Commentary on Life

Whatever airline Fox News’ Shannon Bream flew this weekend needs some looking into. The correspondent who primarily covers the Supreme Court flew into DCA this weekend after a visit to Tallahassee and this is what happened. Bag came down the belt unzipped with clothes falling out. Show More Summary

Supreme Court declines to hear Alaska climate change case

An Alaskan village wanted to sue oil companies over increased erosion.

Supreme Court Says Local Towns Can't Hold Up New Cell Towers

The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the Federal Communications Commission regarding a dispute over cell towers. Wireless industry players complained to the FCC that local governments are often slowing down the process to adjust existing cell towers or install new ones. Show More Summary

Supreme Court Holds Chevron Deference Applies to Scope of Agency Jurisdiction

(Jonathan H. Adler) Today, in Arlington v. FCC, the Supreme Court held 6-3 that courts should confer Chevron deference to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutory provisions concerning the scope of agency jurisdiction.  Justice Scalia wrote for the majority. Show More Summary

Supreme Court Takes Case On Prayer At Government Meetings

Prayers said before meetings of the town board in Greece, N.Y., have predominantly been Christian. A lower court ruled that officials hadn't done enough to seek out prayers from other faiths. That violates the Constitution's Establishment Clause, the court said. Now the Supreme Court will weigh in.

U.S. justices rule for PPL Corp in overseas tax case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for utility PPL Corp in its dispute with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service over credits the company claimed to offset overseas tax payments.

The feminist, pro-father, and pro-child case against no-fault divorce

by Ashley McGuire May 17, 2013 (thepublicdiscourse.com) - How appropriate that Justice Alito brought up cellphones in the recent Supreme Court hearings on the marriage cases. Because these days it seems like it is easier to get out of a marriage than it is to get out of a cellphone contract. It is no secret that marriage…