Sonia Sotomayor's biggest controversy stems from her affirmation of the role personal experience can play on the bench
President Obama has yet to name a new Supreme Court nominee, but that hasn't stopped Senate Republicans from issuing warnings
Edward Lee Pitts | Barack Obama begins an aggressive remake of the nation's federal courts
A federal court judge refuses atheist Michael Newdow's request to halt prayers at next week's presidential inauguration
The 17 Chinese Muslims still detained at Guantanamo Bay highlight the difficulty President-elect Obama will have in closing the prison
Seventeen detainees push for the courts to hear their case so they don't have to stay any longer in the U.S.
To determine future sentencing for illegal immigrants, the Supreme Court will hear a case on identity theft
With the recent ruling in Connecticut, Americans need to decide whether they want their country to be shaped by the courts, or by "we the people"
A federal judge rules that 17 detained Uighurs be freed and allowed to live in the United States
Jamie Dean | The United States is at times finding the International Criminal Court useful and worthy of support, but it still hasn't fallen in love with the UN body
