SUPREME COURT related term(s) Courts

Amendments

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4852 [11JY], H4946 [12JY], H5088 [14JY]

Articles and editorials

Friendship of Justice and Magnate Puts Focus on Ethics, E1195-E1197 [24JN]

How the Big Money Finds a Way In, S7008 [1NO]

Missing Judges, S56 [5JA]

Bills and resolutions

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. 592), S1750 [16MR]

Courts: limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (see H.R. 958), H1619 [8MR]

———prevent misuse of foreign law in Federal courts (see H.R. 973), H1664 [9MR]

———provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch (see S. 348), S747 [15FE] (see H.R. 727), H923 [15FE]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 410), S871 [17FE] (see H.R. 2802), H5895 [5AU]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at conception (see H.R. 1096), H1841 [15MR]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (see H.R. 212), H133 [7JA]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (see S. 1638), S6049 [3OC]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 1573), S5684 [15SE] (see H.R. 2434), H4747 [7JY]

Freedom of speech: disapprove Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc., decision on disclosure and use of individual physician prescribing practices (see H. Res. 343), H4793 [8JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: delay implementation until Supreme Court determination of constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 663), H723 [11FE]

———expedite Supreme Court review on constitutionality (see H.R. 1010), H1724 [10MR]

Political campaigns: misinterpretation of first amendment relative to Buckley v. Valeo decision on campaign contribution limits (see H. Con. Res. 4), H41 [5JA]

Political ethics: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (see H.R. 862), H1454 [1MR]

———express that Justices should make themselves subject to existing and operative ethics guidelines set out in the Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges, most of which are already legally binding on them (see H. Res. 478), H7928 [29NO]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1433), H2534 [7AP] (see H. Res. 438), H6977 [14OC]

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 329), H4528 [23JN]

Robert H. Jackson U.S. Courthouse, Buffalo, NY: designate (see H.R. 3556), H8124 [2DE]

Television: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1945), S8183 [5DE] (see H.R. 3572), H8186 [6DE]

Court documents

Massachusetts v. EPA, H2366 [6AP]

Letters

Anniversary of confirmation of Antonin Scalia to the Supreme Court: Brian Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt Law School, S5823 [21SE]

———Brian M. Killian, S5823 [21SE]

———M. Edward Whelan III, Ethics and Public Policy Center, S5822 [21SE]

———Mark Filip, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, S5822 [21SE]

———Paul D. Clement, Bancroft PLLC, S5822 [21SE]

Nomination of Caitlin J. Halligan to be circuit judge: several former Supreme Court law clerks, S8171 [5DE]

Patent and Trademark Office damages and reexamination procedures: David J. Kappos, E1311 [13JY]

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas confirmation anniversary: Christopher Landau, S6914 [31OC]

———Jeffrey B. Wall, S6914 [31OC]

———John C. Eastman, S6913 [31OC]

———John Yoo, S6860 [20OC]

———Laura A. Ingraham and Wendy Stone Long, S6862 [20OC]

———Neomi Rao, S6861 [20OC]

———Nicole Garnett, S6863 [20OC]

———Peter B. Rutledge, S6862 [20OC]

Remarks in House

Abortion: anniversary of Roe v. Wade decision, H338, H340 [19JA], E105 [25JA]

America Invents Act: application of severability clause to any provision or amendment found to be unconstitutional, H4491 [23JN]

Civil rights: anniversary of Freedom Riders protesting noncompliance with Supreme Court ruling prohibiting segregation on interstate public transportation, E805, E807 [4MY]

Common Cause (organization): allegations of threats made against Supreme Court justices, H1563 [3MR]

Correctional institutions: decision in Brown v. Plata on reduction of California prision population, H3323 [23MY]

Courts: add greater transparency and disclosure requirements, H948 [16FE]

———limit jurisdiction of Federal courts (H.R. 958), E433 [8MR]

———restrict Federal court jurisdiction over abortion-related cases by establishing that human life begins at fertilization (H.R. 212), H339, H340, H342 [19JA], H1168 [17FE], E40 [7JA]

———role and responsibilities of Federal judges, H52 [6JA]

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, E544 [29MR]

Eminent domain: disapprove Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, H8070 [1DE]

Federal-State relations: role of the Constitution relative to establishment of States' rights, H7877-H7882 [18NO]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, H9893, H9894 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2434), H4863 [12JY]

Forests: review of case requiring forest roads used for timber management to have permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, H9900 [16DE]

Government: restore constitutional checks and balances and protections against Federal abuses as envisioned by the Founding Fathers, H2589-H2593 [12AP]

Kagan, Elena: possible recusal from certain Supreme Court cases involving health care reform legislation relative to past role as Solicitor General, H4756 [8JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: constitutionality, H7880 [18NO]

———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H7407 [14NO], H8069 [1DE], H8914 [14DE]

Political ethics: apply Code of Conduct for U.S. Judges to justices and establish procedures for the recusal of justices from cases (H.R. 862), E1264 [7JY]

Television: permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H8345 [12DE], E2192 [6DE]

Thomas, Clarence: allegations of ethics violations relative to relationship with Harlan Crow, E1195 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Civil liberties: hearing of arguments in U.S. v. Jones relative to law enforcement use of global positioning system (GPS) surveillance without a warrant, S7174 [8NO]

Courts: impact of personal activism in rulings by Federal judges, S4636-S4638 [18JY]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 410), S908 [17FE]

Dept. of Justice: Solicitor General filing of brief with the Supreme Court supporting a stay of execution for Humberto Leal on grounds that Texas violated an international treaty, S4636-S4638 [18JY]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a special resource study of P.S. 103 in West Baltimore, MD, which Thurgood Marshall attended as a youth (S. 1638), S6051 [3OC]

Federal-State relations: decision to hear Maxwell-Jolly v. Independent Living Center of Southern California challenging supremacy clause requiring States to comply with duly enacted Federal laws, S2574 [2MY]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations, S7395 [14NO], S7432-S7434 [15NO], S8757 [17DE]

———making appropriations (S. 1573), S6993 [1NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: expedite Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S456 [2FE]

———Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S7648-S7650 [17NO], S7987 [29NO], S8432 [8DE]

Reports filed

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2434) (H. Rept. 112-136), H4747 [7JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1573) (S. Rept. 112-79), S5684 [15SE]

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 410), S2266 [7AP]

Statements

Supreme Court Justice's Recusal Decisions Should Be Transparent and Reviewable: Alliance for Justice, E1264 [7JY]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): financial services and general Government, H9835-H9840 [16DE]

Texts of

S. 410, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act, S908 [17FE]

S. 1638, Thurgood Marshall's Elementary School Study Act, S6052 [3OC]

S. 1945, permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S8186 [5DE]

Tributes

Marshall, Thurgood, H1377 [28FE]

Scalia, Antonin, S5819-S5822 [21SE]