<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Supreme Court</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><description>Supreme Court</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Anxious Lawyers Came to Treasure Retiring Clerk]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24596-2002Sep1.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24596-2002Sep1.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Washington lawyers are assessing the impact of a sudden retirement by a key player at the Supreme Court. But the retiree is not one of the justices. It is Chief Deputy Clerk Francis J. Lorson, who for the last three decades has helped keep the court's vital paper flow moving.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Justices Urge Broader Death Penalty Ban]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8960-2002Aug28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8960-2002Aug28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three Supreme Court justices said Wednesday the court should consider abolishing the death penalty for killers who committed their crimes as minors.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justices' Summers Abroad, With Pay]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4038-2002Aug27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4038-2002Aug27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Like most teachers, Supreme Court justices take a long summer vacation. And some justices, like some teachers, earn a little extra cash by teaching summer school.]]></description><author> Anne Gearan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Discomfort]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23641-2002Jul30.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23641-2002Jul30.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[More than a decade after his rancorous confirmation, Justice Clarence Thomas has liberal friends and communes with ordinary folks in Wal-Mart parking lots. Still, the bitterness lingers.]]></description><author> Kevin Merida and Michael A. Fletcher</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justices' Recess: Calm Before the Storm]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36565-2002Jul7.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36565-2002Jul7.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 41 cases in the term that begins in October, including cases about sex crimes, cross burning, California's "three strikes" anti-crime laws and the tactics of some anti-abortion protesters.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solicitor General Olson's Uncommon Clout]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16413-2002Jul2.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16413-2002Jul2.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Theodore B. Olson's lead role in President Bush's aggressive assertion of executive authority in the war against terrorism, reflects the uncommon clout this solicitor general has within the administration.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dramatic Shifts in Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2310-2002Jun29.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2310-2002Jun29.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The latest Supreme Court term saw dramatic new developments in the law on church-state relations and the death penalty.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Allows Closed Immigration Hearings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63916-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63916-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The government may continue to hold secret immigration hearings for people detained in its anti-terror dragnet while an appellate court determines whether the policy is legal, the Supreme Court said Friday.]]></description><author> Steve Fainaru</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-Delaware Official Loses at High Court]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63908-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63908-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A former Delaware political insider convicted of the lurid killing of his young lover lost a Supreme Court appeal yesterday but may still have a chance to challenge his death sentence.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Agrees to Review State Regulation of Drug Pricing, HMOs]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63902-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63902-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court plunged back into the thicket of health care policy yesterday, agreeing to decide whether states have authority to force pharmaceutical companies to cut the prices of drugs sold to uninsured residents and to compel health maintenance organizations to open their networks to more health care providers.]]></description><author> Edward Walsh</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruling Extends Courts' Reach in Terrorism Lawsuits]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63695-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63695-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. courts have jurisdiction over foreign nations accused of terrorist acts against Americans on foreign soil, rejecting Libya's contention that the Constitution bars such claims.]]></description><author> Neely Tucker</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Closes Terror Hearings]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61232-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61232-2002Jun28.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Friday blocked a judge from opening immigration hearings for foreign terrorism suspects, granting the Bush administration's emergency request for a stay.]]></description><author> Steve Fainaru</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Upholds Ohio School Vouchers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54620-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54620-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A bitterly divided Supreme Court upheld an Ohio school voucher program Thursday, ruling for the first time that the government may give financial aid to parents so they can send their children to religious or private schools.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Court Outlaws Ala. Prison Punishment]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54641-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54641-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Thursday declared unconstitutional an Alabama prison practice of handcuffing inmates to a metal pole in the summer heat. The court ruled that an inmate could sue over his chaining.]]></description><author> Mark Niesse</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Tests Backed for Broader Pool of Students]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54482-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54482-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court Thursday gave its approval to the random drug testing of public high school students in extracurricular activities.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curbs on Judicial Hopefuls Lifted]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54490-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54490-2002Jun27.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down limits on what some judicial candidates may tell voters, a landmark free speech ruling that could heat up court campaigns around the country.]]></description><author> Edward Walsh</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Rulings Don't Fling Open Death Row Doors]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52175-2002Jun26.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52175-2002Jun26.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[It likely will take months, even years, of litigation before the full effects of two recent rulings on capital punishment by the U.S. Supreme Court become clear for inmates already on death row.]]></description><author> Paul Duggan</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court: Judges Can't Impose Death Penalty]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39037-2002Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39037-2002Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a jury, not a judge, must determine whether a capital defendant gets the death penalty, a decision that could ultimately take more people off death row than any other ruling by the court in three decades.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court Says Judges May Stiffen Penalties]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38953-2002Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38953-2002Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that judges may stiffen the minimum sentences defendants receive even in cases where the jury did not find the facts upon which the tougher penalty is based, a decision that upholds thousands of sentences imposed under state and federal "mandatory minimum" laws around the country.]]></description><author> Charles Lane</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Ruling Signal Shift in Thinking?]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38917-2002Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38917-2002Jun24.html?nav=rss_nation/courts/supremecourt/20012002</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:37:51 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two recent Supreme Court decisions have delivered the strongest blows to capital punishment in 30 years.]]></description><author> David Von Drehle</author></item></channel></rss>