Supreme Court Cases Recently Granted Certiorari
Court takes non-Title VII mixed motive case (Dec. 5, 2008)
The Supreme Court agreed to step into a dispute about exactly what standards should apply in a non-Title VII mixed-motive discrimination case. More...
Justices accept enemy combatant case (Dec. 5, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a legal resident suspected of war crimes can be detained and held indefinitely without charges on U.S. soil. More...
Court accepts case challenging military appeals court system (Nov. 25, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a former service member whose conviction in a military court had become final may nevertheless challenge the verdict within the military appeals court sy More...
Justices will review stay standard in removal case (Nov. 25, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on the standard for barring deportation pending judicial review. More...
Court accepts new statutory mandatory minimum case (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal law imposing an enhanced sentence for firing a gun during a drug crime or other violent crime applies if the gun was fired accidentally o More...
Justices take appeal over anti-Hillary Clinton film (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal campaign finance law prohibited a conservative interest group from broadcasting and promoting a movie critical of Democratic Sen. More...
Justices take appeal over anti-Hillary Clinton film (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal campaign finance law prohibited a conservative interest group from broadcasting and promoting a movie critical of Democratic Sen. More...
Court accepts case on felony charge for drug possession (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether using a cellular phone to buy drugs for personal use converts that possession misdemeanor crime into a felony. More...
Justices take appeal from former Enron Corp. official (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a new round of criminal charges can be brought against a former executive at Enron Corp.’s broadband unit. More...
Court to rule on when judges must recuse themselves (Nov. 14, 2008)
The Supreme Court will decide whether the Constitution requires elected state judges to recuse themselves if a case involves the financial interests of a major campaign donor. More...
