http://www.yourstreet.com/news/u-s-supreme-court YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us U.S. Supreme Court set to hear Kentucky immigration case http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743757/u-s-supreme-court-set-to-hear-kentucky-immigration-case Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:32:08 -0700 Back in 1913, Louis Brandeis, who would later go on to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice, wrote, "Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases." Brandeis was discussing the disinfecting power of sunlight and the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747975/more-financial-disclosure-would-be-welcomed Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:28:08 -0700 Thurgood Marshall, who was responsible for opening the doors at Oklahoma public universities and colleges to blacks, was sworn in as the first black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall represented ... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6733735/way-back-when-today-in-history Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:43:08 -0700 Well, the hullabaloo is over, and Judge Sonia Sotomayor has been finally approved and sworn in as the first Hispanic and only the third female justice in the U.S. Supreme Court's 220-year history. I have mixed emotions. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6727179/lou-gomez-column-let-s-hope-wise-means-conservative Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:56:08 -0700 The Associated Press is reporting that convicted D.C. sniper John Allen Muhammad has been given an execution date: Prince William County Circuit Judge Mary Grace O'Brien ordered the execution will take place November 10, a Tuesday, so that "courts would be open the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6724630/execution-date-set-for-d-c-sniper Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:45:08 -0700 The U.S. Supreme Court has all but said it will accept jurisdiction of the legal battle over whether California's overcrowded prisons are the primary cause of unconstitutional medical care for inmates, but only after a three-judge lower court has issued its final... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721948/u-s-supreme-court-expected-to-take-california-prisons-case Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:00:08 -0700 John Allen Muhammad's attorney has said he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.   http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721500/virginia-seeks-to-execute-sniper-muhammad-on-nov-9 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:09:08 -0700 John Allen Muhammad's attorney has said he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.   http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721506/virginia-seeks-to-execute-sniper-muhammad-on-nov-9 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:09:08 -0700 John Allen Muhammad's attorney has said he will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.   http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721513/virginia-seeks-to-execute-sniper-muhammad-on-nov-9 Sun, 13 Sep 2009 01:09:08 -0700 ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said Friday it's vital he and new Justice Sonia Sotomayor get along well because they could spend the next quarter-century working together in close quarters. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6716518/chief-justice-lauds-his-new-colleague Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:00:08 -0700 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A bipartisan group of 91 former attorneys general from states and U.S. territories has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman’s appeal of his federal bribery conviction. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6722314/ex-attorneys-general-support-siegelman-s-appeal Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:21:08 -0700 A majority of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to reverse or limit a line of precedents with roots—some more than a century old—that has allowed the government to ban corporate and union expenditures in election campaigns. After an extraordinary... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708573/argument-points-to-corporate-victory Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:53:08 -0700  On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court plans to rehear arguments in a case that could have a major influence on the nation’s and states’ campaign finance laws.  The case involves a group called Citizens United, which was barred http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6698131/a-marquee-case-for-free-speech Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:40:49 -0700 At long last, the U.S. Supreme Court is on the brink of freeing the First Amendment from the shackles of campaign finance "reform." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6694684/the-citizens-united-case-right-this-wrong Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:36:17 -0700 By JIM HRYEKEWICZ Otis McDonald is a great American. In the 1960s, he wore an Army uniform and served with distinction. He then moved home to Chicago were he began a family. Meanwhile, he busied himself during the days with work at his local union. Eventually, he led... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6693780/supreme-court-has-shot-at-another-gun-rights-rsquo-case Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:28:08 -0700 RALEIGH – On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court plans to rehear arguments in a case that could have a major influence on the nation’s and states’ campaign finance laws. The case involves a group called Citizens United, which was http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6687410/lawsuit-outcome-could-influence-campaign-finance-laws Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:20:26 -0700 Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock, a former Vanderburgh County commissioner, is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider the state's objections to the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6683581/mourdock-again-aims-at-chrysler Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:00:08 -0700 The state Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower court order that forces California to quickly devise a plan to shed more than 40,000 inmates from its overcrowded prisons. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6681692/california-takes-prison-overcrowding-fight-to-u-s-supreme-court Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:09:08 -0700 INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana officials want the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider their objections to the Chrysler bankruptcy proceedings that resulted in the sale of the bulk of the automaker’s assets to Italy’s Fiat. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6675981/state-officials-renew-chrysler-bankruptcy-fight Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:08:08 -0700 The state Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a lower court order that forces California to quickly devise a plan to shed more than 40,000 inmates from its overcrowded prisons. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6676191/california-takes-prison-overcrowding-fight-to-u-s-supreme-court Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:43:08 -0700