U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate (and largely discretionary) appellate jurisdiction over all federal courts and over state court cases involving issues of federal law, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases. The Court, which meets in the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C., consists of a chief justice and eight associate justices who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate. Once appointed, justices have life tenure unless they resign, retire, or are removed after impeachment. [ Wikipedia → ]

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The day in pictures #2: Courtroom participants, observers meet the press

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Courtroom participants and observers spilled out into a waiting crowd of reporters and cameras on Tuesday to share their experience as witnesses to to the historic Supreme Court hearing challenging Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
This artist rendering shows Attorney Theodore Olsen, right, representing the same-sex couples, addresses the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, as the court heard arguments on California's ban on same-sex marriage. Justices, from left are, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan. (AP Photo/Dana Verkouteren)

Highs and lows as Supreme Court justices take marriage issue on a roller coaster ride

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court took the marriage equality issue on a roller coaster ride Tuesday as it heard almost 90 minutes of argument in the case testing the constitutionality of California’s ban on same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, where the court heard arguments on California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Listen: U.S. Supreme Court releases audio of Prop 8 hearing

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has released the audio and transcript of Tuesday's hearing challenging Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
From left, attorney David Boies, plaintiffs, Sandy Stier, with partner Kris Perry, from Berkeley, Calif., Jeff Zarrillo, with partner Paul Katami from Burbank, Calif., and their attorney Theodore Olson leave the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday.Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP

Prop 8 hearing: U.S. Supreme Court may avoid broad ruling on gay marriage ban

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over California's ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry. [ Read more → ]
Demonstrators walk outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, where the court will hear arguments on California's voter approved ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. The Supreme Court waded into the fight over same-sex marriage Tuesday, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Supreme Court plaza packed on first day of same-sex marriage cases

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON — Supporters and opponents of gay marriage rallied in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices began the first of two days of arguments in gay marriage cases. [ Read more → ]
Marcus, left, and Daniel German-Dominguez stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday, March 26, 2013, before the court's hearing on California’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

The day in pictures: Observers eager to witness history at Supreme Court

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to wade into the fight over same-sex marriage today, at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed. [ Read more → ]
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Participants to history: Plaintiffs depart for historic day at Supreme Court

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON -- Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin and plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, met with reporters earlier this morning, before departing for the U.S. Supreme Court. [ Read more → ]
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Ten years to the day since Lawrence v. Texas, same-sex marriage reaches the high court

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. [ Read more → ]
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Courtside guide: Who and what to watch at the Supreme Court on marriage argument days

Monday, March 25, 2013
Two of the LGBT civil rights movement’s most important cases come before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday and Wednesday and, regardless of the outcome, they will almost certainly be the most watched oral arguments ever on an LGBT issue. [ Read more → ]
People wait in line outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday March, 25, 2013, a day before the court will hear a same-sex marriage case. Photo: Jose Luis Magana, AP

Hottest ticket in town: Technically free, Supreme Court tickets cost time, money

Monday, March 25, 2013
WASHINGTON — The most expensive ticket to "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway: $477. The face value of a great seat for this year's Super Bowl: $1,250. Guaranteed seats to watch the U.S. Supreme Court hear this week's gay marriage cases: about $6,000. [ Read more → ]
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Why the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in favor of same-sex marriage

Monday, March 25, 2013
We are on the threshold of a historic decision on individual rights by the Supreme Court of the United States as it considers two cases involving same-sex marriage. The cases about “who you love” could change the laws in 41 states and more than 1,000 federal statutes. Regardless of what is said in the oral arguments, a reading of the merits briefs makes it clear that the Court will have to rule in favor of gay marriage, and will improve the lives of 130,000 legally-married couples in same-sex marriages. [ Read more → ]
Taylor, Talla and Vincent Carter cover themselves from the snow as they wait in line outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on Monday.Photo: Jose Luis Magana, AP

Public braves snow for a chance to witness historic gay marriage cases

Monday, March 25, 2013
WASHINGTON — People waiting to attend to gay marriage cases being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court have been undeterred by snow falling in the nation's capital. [ Read more → ]
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Presidential punch: Can the Obama briefs make a difference at the Supreme Court?

Monday, March 25, 2013
WASHINGTON -- LGBT legal activists and their allies have nothing but praise for the Obama administration’s decision to submit briefs in both marriage equality cases before the U.S. Supreme Court this week. [ Read more → ]
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Lesbian cousin of Chief Justice to attend U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Prop 8

Sunday, March 24, 2013
The lesbian cousin of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will be among the invited guests at Tuesday’s historic hearing on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]
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Marriage equality supporters mark historic week with candlelight vigil in Times Square

Sunday, March 24, 2013
NEW YORK -- Several hundred marriage equality supporters turned out for a candlelight vigil in New York's Times Square on Sunday evening, in a peaceful demonstration to mark this week's historic events in which the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans and the Defense of Marriage Act. [ Read more → ]
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Wide range of potential outcomes possible in same-sex marriage cases

Sunday, March 24, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court can choose from a wide array of outcomes in ruling on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and the federal Defense of Marriage Act. [ Read more → ]
Sandy Stier and Kris Perry. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Lesbian couple at center of Prop 8 dispute discusses Supreme Court case

Sunday, March 24, 2013
BERKELEY, Calif. — Big change is coming to the lives of the lesbian couple at the center of the fight for same-sex marriage in California no matter how the Supreme Court decides their case. [ Read more → ]
Protesters march into the early morning hours of of Nov. 8, 2008, expressing their anger against the passage of Proposition 8. The measure, approved by voters days earlier, amended the state constitution, banning same-sex marriages and overturning the state Supreme Court decision that legalized them in just sic months earlier.Photo: Afton Almaraz, AP

Standing: How the Supreme Court could avoid ruling in either gay marriage case

Saturday, March 23, 2013
It is hard to overstate the potential impact of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court cases concerning marriage for same-sex couples. The primary questions posed by the two cases – Hollingsworth v. Perry involving Proposition 8. and U.S. v. Windsor, involving the Defense of Marriage Act— could lead to rulings that dramatically advance the equality of LGBT people under the law. But the Supreme Court may end up issuing no ruling in either case. [ Read more → ]
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Hopeful observers line up outside Supreme Court to witness same-sex marriage cases

Friday, March 22, 2013
WASHINGTON — A line has begun forming outside the U.S. Supreme Court for people who want to attend next week's arguments in two same-sex marriage cases. [ Read more → ]
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Nation’s most influential pediatricians group supports marriage equality

Thursday, March 21, 2013
CHICAGO -- The nation's most influential pediatrician's group has endorsed same-sex marriage, saying a stable relationship between parents regardless of sexual orientation contributes to a child's health and well-being. [ Read more → ]
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