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Story Archives of 'US Supreme Court'
The Chicago Gun Case
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, November 3, 2009.After ruling last year that the right to bear arms in the Constitution’s Second Amendment is an individual right, the Supreme Court could now decide in McDonald vs. City of Chicago whether or not that right applies only to the Federal Government, or whether it also applies to the laws of all 50 states. We’ll look at what the Court might say and how a decision might affect the Granite State’s gun laws.
Guests
- Richard Feldman, president of MLS Communication, a former lobbyist for the National Rifle Association and author of Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist
- Jon Lowy, Senior Attorney for the Legal Action Project at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- Buzz Scherr, Professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord
The Supreme Court's Shrinking Docket
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, October 5, 2009.
Today marks the beginning of the new Supreme Court term. (The campaign finance case heard last month was left over from the 2008 term.) On the 2009 docket? Disputes over anti-terrorism laws, gun rights, animal cruelty, prison terms for juvenile offenders, and separation of church and state are among the dozens of issues the court will consider this year.
It sounds pretty jam packed, right? Not compared to thirty years ago. In the early 1980's, the Supreme Court decided more than 150 cases a year. In 2007, it decided a mere seventy cases, or less than half as many. It’s a downward trend that research scholar David Stras from the University of Minnesota Law School is keeping an eye on. He joins us with more.
The New York Times: "The Case of the Plummeting Supreme Court Docket"
OnTheDocket.org: 2009 Supreme Court cases
(Photo by dbking via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Supreme Chick Lit
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, September 21, 2009.
Dahlia Lithwick is no stranger to deadlines and drama. She’s about to cover her 10th Supreme Court term for Slate.com, where she is senior editor. Dahlia writes about complicated storylines, sharp dialogue, and memorable characters. She chronicles battles being waged, won, lost and then entrenched in the American system of justice.
Dahlia Lithwick had never taken to her keyboard to invent characters, plots and scenes, until now. Dahlia is trying her hand at what’s been called the fast-food of fiction: chick lit or mommy lit. She’s spending the month of September writing a story called Saving Face. It comes out in installments, a chapter every few days, and she’s writing it with the help of her readers and followers on Facebook and Twitter.
Slate: Saving Face? Or Losing My Mind?
The latest installment of Saving Face
(Photo by Lucius Beebe Memorial Library via Flickr/Creative Commons)
Campaign Finance and the Constitution
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, August 4, 2009.On September 9th the Supreme Court will hear new arguments on campaign finance law, and some speculate the court is likely to sweep away a longtime ban on independent corporations financially influencing elections. We'll talk about the campaign finance debate as it goes to the Supreme Court and how the case could affect upcoming elections.
Guests
- Buzz Scherr, professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord
- Peter Overby, NPR correspondent, Power, Money and Influence, Washington Desk
Concord Lawyer Wins High Court Ruling on Guantanamo
By Jon Greenberg on Thursday, June 12, 2008.The US Supreme Court’s ruling that Guantanamo detainees have the right to a hearing in a US courtroom has particular significance for a New Hampshire lawyer. Robert Kirsch from Concord has been one of several lawyers representing six Bosnians who were sent to Guantanamo in 2002. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg spoke with Kirsch about what the court’s ruling means for his clients.
The Second Amendment on Trial
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.For the first time in decades the US Supreme Court has the chance to define once and for all “the right to bear arms”. The case stems from a controversial ban on guns in D.C., which has made its way through court after court. And now, groups on both sides of the gun issue eagerly await the Justices’ ruling expected in June.
Guests
- Buzz Scherr, Professor at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord
- Richard Feldman, President of MLS Communication, a former lobbyist for the National Rifle Association and author of "Ricochet: Confessions of a Gun Lobbyist"
- Jon Lowy, Senior Attorney for the "Legal Action Project" at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
US Supreme Court Decisions Hailed in New Hampshire
By Mark Bevis on Sunday, April 1, 2007.The US Supreme Court has handed down two decisions that could ultimately help clear the air in New England.
One would force mid-west utilities to clean up emissions from old power plants.
The second tells the Environmental Protection Agency it does have the power to require cleaner cars.
NHPR's Mark Bevis has more.
Military Recruiting on Campus / New Hampshire's Nurse Shortage
By Shay Zeller on Tuesday, March 7, 2006.Yesterday, The U-S Supreme Court ruled against colleges that want to deny military recruiters access to their campuses. The issue was prompted by Vermont Law School and 2 other colleges that say the military's "don’t' ask don't tell" policy on gays is discriminatory. We'll talk about the court's decision with John Hutson, dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center.
A shortage of nurses has prevailed at medical centers around the country for years. In New Hampshire, the effects of that shortage is taking its toll, and now, colleges and universities that train nurses are lacking adequate faculty staffing needed to train the next generation of nurses. We get details from RN Sue Fetzer, Board President of New Hampshire Nurses' Association.
TONIGHT'S SONG: "Life is Like a Big Revolving Door" by the Dover band The Texas Governor. It's off the 2004 album, "Experimental".
A Legal History of Roe v. Wade
By Laura Knoy on Wednesday, March 1, 2006.The 1973 Supreme Court ruling made abortion legal in the U.S. but the decision was criticized from the get-go as being on shaky constitutional grounds. Since then abortion opponents have tried vigorously to chip away at it and today those efforts are stronger than ever. We’ll look at how Roe v. Wade came to be, how it’s held up, and how it might fare in the face of future challenges. Laura's guests are Neil Siegel, Assistant Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke Law School and Mathew Staver, President of the Liberty Counsel.
US Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Wetlands
By Great Lakes Rad... on Friday, February 17, 2006.On Tuesday, the U-S Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that could decide which wetlands the federal government can regulate.
The case before the court involves a couple of construction projects in the state of Michigan, but it's being followed closely throughout the country.
The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Michael Leland has more.
