Antonin Scalia
A Supreme Court Justice Just Said Most Black Scientists Come From 'Lesser Schools'
Justice Antonin Scalia was accused of racism over comments he made during oral arguments in the court's affirmative action case.
After Deadly Mass Shootings, the US Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenge to Assault Weapons Ban
The Chicago-based Seventh US Circuit Court of Appeals also rejected the challenge in April, saying the ordinance does not violate the right to bear arms guaranteed by the US Constitution's Second Amendment.
Here's How the Same Sex Marriage Ruling Works Legally
Gay marriage is legal and has to be recognized everywhere in the US. Like, right now.
In a Victory for the White House, the Supreme Court Has Upheld Obamacare Subsidies
The ruling marks a second major victory for President Barack Obama in preserving what has become one of the most significant achievements of his presidency.
Brain Doping, Baseball, and a Supreme Court Justice's Crystal Ball
About 10 percent of MLB players are allowed to use cognitive-enhancing drugs. This is happening with MLB's full consent. How did we get here?
Ohio Just Doubled Down on Drug Cocktail That Tortured a Death Row Inmate Before Killing Him
Dennis McGuire gasped and churned for 26 minutes before dying, but Ohio said that his execution went just fine.
Can Corporations Find God? Supreme Court Justices Seem to Think So
In a hearing of the Hobby Lobby birth-control case, most of the justices seemed to accept the claim that corporations have religious rights.
Hobby Lobby: Can Corporations Be Religious?
Supreme Court justices seem ready to give corporations religious rights.
Is DOMA About to Be DOA?
It seems clear that five justices expressed enough dismay at the federal government’s intrusion into an essential state function that come decision time, DOMA will be DOA. In the long-term jurisprudence of gay marriage, however, the Prop 8 decision...
Hey Justice Scalia, Are These Sex Acts OK?
Antonin Scalia told Princeton students that bans on murder were equivalent to bans on homosexuality and that laws that prohibited "immoral" activity were fine. So what other sex acts would he be OK with us banning? Would Scalia like to make it illegal...