Government’s Argument Against Standing Surprises Court Watchers

The LA Times reports that many court watchers were surprised by Solicitor General Neal Katyal's argument in yesterday's Arizona Christian School Tuition v. Winn hearing, that not only do plaintiffs not only lack the standing to sue, but that Supreme Court...

Election Day Update: Oklahoma

Attention Oklahomans! You may now rest easy! The voters in your state have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional ban on Sharia Law taking over the state's judicial system. Oklahoma became the first U.S. state to ban the non-existent threat of Sharia law...

Sossamon Argument Wrapup

Yesterday's Supreme Court argument in Sossamon v. Texas focused not on a discussion of protecting the fundamental civil rights of a Texas inmate, but on fairly technical considerations of legislative clarity and the sovereignty of states. Lyle Denniston offers a...

Supreme Court Hearing Today Tests Prisoners’ Ability to Sue

It's a big week in the Supreme Court for church-state argument. In addition to tomorrow's hearing in the Arizona tuition tax credit challenge, this morning the court heard Sossamon v. Texas, a case involving an inmate's ability to sue for money damages...