SUPREME COURT related term(s) Courts
Articles and editorials
Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation, S149-S151 [22JA]
History Says Lack of Time on Bench Is No Problem, S4401 [26MY]
How Empathy Makes Superior Judges—And Justice, S6716 [4AU]
How I Know Kagan Isn't Anti-Military, S4908 [15JN]
Kagan and ObamaCare, S5814 [14JY]
Kagan's First Case Could Involve a Question of Her Own—And Her Colleagues'—Pay, E833 [12MY]
Of Clerks and Perks—Why Supreme Court Justices Have More Free Time Than Ever—And Why It Should Be Taken Away, S5296 [23JN]
Specter—``Kagan Did Just Enough To Win My Vote'', S5942 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions
Armed Forces: urge the upholding of laws that allow the families and friends of fallen members to mourn their loved ones in peace and privacy (see H. Con. Res. 261), H2641 [15AP]
Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker (see S. 3345), S3536 [11MY]
Byrd, Robert C.: hold memorial observances in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances (see S. Res. 574), S5538 [29JN]
Courts: limit the dismissal of certain complaints under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by restoring the law governing pleading standards that existed before certain recent Supreme Court decisions (see S. 4054), S11037 [22DE]
Crime: prevent video depictions of animal cruelty (see H.R. 5092), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5337), H3540 [18MY]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 3677), S6520 [29JY]
Justices: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (see S. 3871), S7787 [29SE]
Main entrance: disapprove closure (see H. Con. Res. 314), H6571 [30JY]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (see H. Res. 1141), H1169 [4MR]
Political campaigns: express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC (see H. Res. 1275), H2695 [20AP]
Real estate: require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1471), H4779 [23JN]
Chronologies
C-SPAN timeline—cameras in the Supreme Court, S5298 [23JN]
E-mails
Elena Kagan interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, S5192, S5193 [21JN]
Letters
Nomination of Elena Kagan to be Supreme Court Justice: C. Everett Koop, S6827 [5AU]
———David M. Tressler, S6708 [4AU]
———John Velleco, Gun Owners of America (organization), S6808 [5AU]
———Larry Hart, American Conservative Union, S6826 [5AU]
———Mark A. Mix, National Right to Work Committee, S6826 [5AU]
———Miguel A. Estrada, S6608 [3AU]
———Richard D. Land, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention, S6827 [5AU]
———Senator Specter, S5174, S5175, S5177 [21JN]
———several former Solicitors General, S6607 [3AU]
———Wayne LaPierre and Chris W. Cox, NRA, S6807, S6808 [5AU]
———Zachary Prager, S6708 [4AU]
Solicitor General's failure to file a brief requested by SEC in Stoneridge Investment Partners v. Scientific Atlanta: Senator Specter, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S3619 [12MY]
Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida on sentencing of juvenile offenders: Senator Coburn, S4714 [9JN]
Lists
Cutting-edge decisions of Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts' court, S5297 [23JN]
Television appearances by Supreme Court Justices, S6690 [4AU]
Unresolved splits in opinion among Federal circuit courts, S6691 [4AU]
Remarks in House
Abortion: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H248 [20JA], H308-H314 [21JA], E65 [21JA]
Civil rights: anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education decision, H3686 [20MY]
Constitution—U.S.: importance of checks and balances between different branches of Government, H6653-H6658 [14SE]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), H2805 [22AP], E633 [22AP]
Federal employees: Federal judges appeal on elimination of cost-of-living increase, E833 [12MY]
Firearms: decision in McDonald v. Chicago on State and local gun control laws, H4895 [28JN], H4912, H4935, H4936 [29JN], H5281 [30JN]
Kagan, Elena: evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, H4218 [8JN]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, H3463 [13MY], H4229 [8JN], H6026 [26JY]
Main entrance: disapprove closure (H. Con. Res. 314), E1503 [30JY]
News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of Supreme Court nominations, H3489 [18MY], E1319 [14JY]
O'Connor, Sandra Day: tribute (H. Res. 1141), H1524-H1526 [17MR], E461 [23MR]
Political campaigns: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H289 [21JA], H390, H392 [27JA], H3830 [26MY], H5524 [13JY]
———express disapproval of decision issued in Citizens United v. FEC, H8357 [15DE]
———impact of decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, H7504 [17NO]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: anniversary of decision in Harris v. McRae on the prohibition of Federal funding of abortions under Medicaid, S5690 [30JN]
———anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, S142, S148 [22JA]
Business and industry: remove the cap on punitive damages allowed under maritime law established by the Supreme Court in Exxon Shipping Co., v. Baker, S6510 [29JY]
Byrd, Robert C.: hold memorial observances in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances (S. Res. 574), S5630, S5631 [29JN]
Children and youth: decision in Graham v. Florida on sentencing of juvenile offenders, S4714 [9JN]
Civil liberties: decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., on restricting time limits on employees seeking redress for wage discrimination, S512, S513 [9FE], S5220, S5221 [22JN], S5730 [12JY], S5800 [14JY], S6616, S6622 [3AU]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S11024-S11026 [22DE]
Courts: impact of personal activism in rulings by Federal judges, S7316 [22SE]
———limit the dismissal of certain complaints under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by restoring the law governing pleading standards that existed before certain recent Supreme Court decisions (S. 4054), S11037 [22DE]
———role and responsibilities of Federal judges, S5171-S5177 [21JN]
Discrimination: clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the compensation decision or other practice (S. 181), S2470 [20AP]
Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), S6188 [22JY]
Government: erosion of separation of powers between judicial and legislative branches, S6238 [26JY], S6342 [27JY], S6348 [28JY], S6599-S6602 [3AU], S6688 [4AU]
Government regulations: decision in FCC v. AT&T on expanding the personal privacy exemption for law enforcement records to corporations and their activities, S7885 [15NO]
Justices: authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused (S. 3871), S7792 [29SE]
Kagan, Elena: confirmation as Supreme Court Justice, S7022 [13SE]
———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to decision as Solicitor General on ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy challenge by a Washington Air Force Reserve unit member, S5980-S5983 [19JY], S6613 [3AU]
———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to interference with military recruiting activities while serving as Harvard Law School dean, S4108 [24MY], S4401 [26MY], S5191, S5192 [21JN], S5388 [24JN], S5980-S5983 [19JY], S6604, S6611, S6614, S6625, S6627, S6628, S6637, S6638, S6675 [3AU], S6692, S6703-S6709, S6719, S6720, S6742, S6745 [4AU], S6757-S6760, S6810, S6825 [5AU]
———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to positions on right to keep and bear arms, S6692, S6743 [4AU], S6756, S6758, S6804-S6810, S6825 [5AU]
———evaluation of nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to role in development of Clinton administration policy on partial-birth abortion, S6605, S6625 [3AU], S6741 [4AU], S6756 [5AU]
———evaluation on nomination to be Supreme Court Justice relative to views on same sex marriages, S6613 [3AU]
———involvement in evaluation of health care reform legislation or pending lawsuits in role as Solicitor General relative to possible recusals as Supreme Court Justice, S5812-S5814 [14JY]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, S3452 [10MY], S3488 [11MY], S3570 [12MY], S3794-S3797 [17MY], S3981 [19MY], S4108-S4110 [24MY], S4167-S4169, S4188-S4190 [25MY], S4400-S4402 [26MY], S4610 [7JN], S4715 [9JN], S4906-S4908, S4928 [15JN], S4956-S4958, S4969 [16JN], S5149 [18JN], S5171, S5174-S5177, S5182-S5184, S5190, S5191 [21JN], S5220-S5223, S5257 [22JN], S5296-S5298, S5301 [23JN], S5387, S5413 [24JN], S5474, S5483 [28JN], S5729-S5732 [12JY], S5768 [13JY], S5799, S5809, S5812-S5814 [14JY], S5933-S5943 [15JY], S5980-S5983 [19JY], S6041 [21JY], S6379-S6381 [28JY], S6597-S6618, S6621-S6642, S6669-S6676 [3AU], S6685-S6700, S6702-S6724, S6741-S6746 [4AU], S6756-S6762, S6803-S6830 [5AU]
———nomination to be Supreme Court Justice, unanimous-consent agreement, S6593 [2AU]
———release of documents from William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum relative to White House service during Clinton administration, S4109 [24MY], S4928 [15JN]
Political campaigns: decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate, S5800 [14JY]
———decision in Citizens United v. FEC on corporate political contributions used for political speech, S108-S110, S116 [21JA], S274-S277, S332 [28JA], S354-S356 [29JA], S404-S406 [2FE], S531 [9FE], S2784 [29AP], S3794 [17MY], S5730 [12JY], S6270-S6278, S6281-S6284, S6288 [27JY], S6607 [3AU], S7303, S7304, S7306-S7309, S7311-S7313, S7317-S7332, S7335, S7341-S7344 [22SE], S7385-S7388 [23SE]
Presidential appointments: process for selecting Supreme Court nominees, S2186, S2198 [12AP], S2219 [13AP], S5171-S5177 [21JN]
———Senate process for confirmation of judicial nominees, S4590 [7JN], S4905 [15JN], S5187-S5191 [21JN]
Television: permit televising of proceedings, S5297, S5298 [23JN], S5936 [15JY], S6239 [26JY], S6342 [27JY], S6348 [28JY], S6690, S6691 [4AU], S8209 [29NO]
Reports filed
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3677) (S. Rept. 111-238), S6519 [29JY]
Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Supreme Court Justice: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S6024 [20JY]
Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 446), S4658 [8JN]
———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 339), S4658 [8JN]
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 657), S2802 [29AP]
Statements
Senate Process for Confirmation of Judicial Nominees: Senator Specter, S4592-S4599 [7JN]
Testimonies
Nomination of Elena Kagan To Be Supreme Court Justice, S5937-S5942 [15JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 1141, tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, H1524 [17MR]
S. 3871, designation and assignment of retired Supreme Court justices to particular cases in which an active justice is recused, S7793 [29SE]
S. Res. 574, hold memorial observances for Robert C. Byrd in the Senate Chamber and invite Members of the House, family of the deceased, the President, and other high-ranking officials to such observances, S5545, S5631 [29JN]
Tributes
Marshall, Thurgood, S5730 [12JY]