Justice Thomas discusses his book in Washington
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, author of "My Grandfather's Son," discusses his book with the Federalist Society in Washington on November 15, 2007. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to shake up a century of campaign finance law, easing restrictions on corporate donors, an analysis says.
WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday schools are banned from conducting student strip searches unless there is some tangible threat to other students.
WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday 8-1 refused to rule on the constitutionality of a key Voting Rights Act section requiring permission for changes in voting rules.
WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court tossed a claim that two Bush administration officials practiced discrimination in capturing suspects after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
WASHINGTON, April 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 across ideological lines Tuesday to narrow the scope of police authority to search a vehicle once a driver has been arrested.
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- Condemned killer William Lee Thompson has been on death row in Florida for 32 years but the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to take up his latest appeal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would consider two cases Friday, but a lawsuit challenging President-elect Barack Obama's citizenship wasn't one of them.