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The most senior and most distinguished judicial officer in the United States, described as 'one of the outstanding legal leaders and thinkers of our time', Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr gave a lecture at the University of Sydney's Law School last night.

United States Chief Justice John G. Roberts declines to comment on whether Australia should adopt a Bill of Rights.

Several years ago, Justice Department lawyer Edwin S. Kneedler argued his 100th case before the U.S. Supreme Court, a benchmark shared by fewer than 10 attorneys in U.S. history.

by David Cole Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project a case decided by the Supreme Court, June 24, 2010 On June 21, in one of its last decisions of the term, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project , the Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment permits Congress to imprison human rights activists merely for advising militant organizations on ways to reject violence and pursue their disputes through ...

If confirmed, Elena Kagan will become the sixth former Supreme Court law clerk to become a justice later in life. Much of the work behind the scenes in the Supreme Court is done by these brilliant recent graduates.

A criminal investigation has been launched into a conduct complaint filed against a Charleston Police officer.

The Supreme Court nomination of Elena Kagan won’t hit the Senate floor until the second half of next week. Read more...

Some experts say the tack of the judge who blocked parts of the Arizona law leaves her ruling vulnerable to reversal on appeal. But it may stand if the high court follows precedent on immigration. The Supreme Court, where the legal controversy over Arizona's immigration law is likely to be resolved, has taken a dim view in recent years of judges striking down state laws based on broad challenges ...

Washington….The Supreme Court, where the legal controversy over Arizona's immigration law is likely to be decided, has taken a dim view in recent years of judges striking down state laws based on broad challenges like the one an Arizona federal judge sided with Wednesday.

Orly Taitz, the so-called “birther” attorney who’s led charges across the country against President Barack Obama ’s legitimacy to hold office, continues to defy a federal court order to pay $20,000 in sanctions and to challenge the judicial system.