Stories covering the 1998-99 term and the 1997-98 term of the nation's highest court. Key stories and summaries of the 1998-99 term's major cases are also available, as is Post coverage of the current term.

From The Post:

October 1999

• Bans on Late-Term Abortion Upheld (Oct. 27)
• Court To Review Electrocutions (Oct. 27)
• Court Cites Need for Warrant at Murder Site (Oct. 19)
• State Age-Bias Liability at Issue Before Justices (Oct. 14)
• Maine School Voucher Law Stands (Oct. 13)
• Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Race, Voting Rights Cases (Oct. 7)
• Deepening Rift Over Judge Vote (Oct. 7)
• Chart: Judicial Nominees Waiting for a Seat (Oct. 7)
• Court Looks at Campaign Donation Limits (Oct. 6)
• Senate Rejects Judicial Nominee (Oct. 6)
• Death Row Case Tops Court Agenda (Oct. 5)
• Ginsburg Present as Court Opens (Oct. 5)
• High Court to Tackle Key Social, Political Issues (Oct. 4)

September 1999

• Court to Hear Case on Violence Law (Sept. 29)
• Ginsburg Recovering at Home (Sept. 29)
• Ginsburg Recovering Without Complications (Sept. 21)
• A High Court of Recovery (Sept. 20)
• Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized With Colon Cancer (Sept. 18)
• In Shaping of Internet Law, First Amendment Is Winning (Sept. 12)
• High Court to Hear Air-Bag Case (Sept. 11)

August 1999

• Black Law Group Rebukes Rehnquist (Aug. 11)

July 1999

• Rehnquist's Inclusion of 'Dixie' Strikes a Sour Note (July 22)
• The Court's Alliances (July 2)

June 1999

• Supreme Court Rulings Fuel Fervor of Federalists (June 28)
• Justices Favor Pragmatism Over Liberalism (June 27)
• In 3 Cases, High Court Shifts Power to States (June 24)
• High Court Overturns Asbestos Settlement (June 24)
• Supreme Court Limits Meaning of Disability (June 23)
• Ruling Favors Workers Seeking Punitive Damages (June 23)
• High Court Upholds Broader Death Sentence Law (June 22)
• Supreme Court to Weigh Limits on Adult Cable (June 22)
• Death Sentence Upheld in Evidence Dispute (June 18)
• Court Rules for Federal Workers (June 18)
• Court to Review Tech Aid to Religious Schools (June 15)
• More Gambling Ads Likely After Court Ruling (June 15)
• High Court Strikes Chicago Law Aimed at Gangs (June 11)
• Court Orders Review of Va. Death-Row Case (June 11)
• Court: States Due First Shot at Criminal Appeals (June 8)
• Bar Raised for Drug Convictions (June 2)

May 1999

• Schools Liable for Harassment (May 25)
• Police Can Be Sued for Letting Media See Raids (May 25)
• After a Quiet Spell, Justice Thomas Finds Voice (May 24)
• New-Resident Limits on Welfare Rejected (May 18)
• N.C. Redistricting Gets Another Chance (May 18)
• High Court to Hear Driver Privacy Case (May 18)
• Justice O'Connor Decries Racial Bias (May 16)
• Court Backs INS on Deportation (May 4)

April 1999

• High Court Focuses on 3 Disability Cases (April 29)
• Court Narrows Gifts Law in Espy Ruling (April 28)
• Justices to Decide FDA's Role Over Tobacco (April 27)
• Court to Weigh Protection of Non-Citizens (April 27)
• Justices Weigh Rights of Mentally Disabled (April 22)
• Court Upholds Ban on Obscene E-Mail (April 20)
• Court Expands Car Search Authority (April 6)
• Supreme Court Delays Va. Execution (April 6)
• Court Tend to Back States Over U.S. (April 1)

March 1999

• Rehnquist Requests Separate Judiciary Funding (March 31)
• Court Spurns Affirmative Action Case (March 30)
• Indians' Fishing Rights Upheld (March 25)
• Justices Question TV's Use on Raids (March 25)
• Trial Judges Told to Screen Experts (March 24)
• Court Won't Review Drug Checks (March 23)
• High Court to Review Reporter Ride-Alongs (March 21)
• Justices Defend Court's Hiring Practices (March 11)
• Blackmun's Legacy Is Honored (March 10)
• Blackmun Remembered for 'Human Touch' (March 9)
• Justice Blackmun Dies, Leaves Legacy of Rights (March 5)
• Disabled Pupils Win Right to Medical Aid (March 4)
• Court Shows Reluctance on Strict Gifts Law (March 3)
• U.S. Urges High Court to Ease Bias Damage Standard (March 2)

February 1999

• Court Curbs Illegal Immigrants' Speech (Feb. 25)
• High Court Restricts Bias Suits Against NCAA (Feb. 24)
• High Court Cases Explore Death Penalty Appeals (Feb. 23)
• Supreme Court Affirms Va. Abortion Law (Feb. 23)
• Cases Could Affect Disabilities Law (Feb. 21)
• Justice Thomas Urged to Cancel Speech (Feb. 2)

January 1999

• Court to Review Contribution Limits (Jan. 26)
• High Court Rejects Sampling in Census (Jan. 26)
• High Court Clouds Scenarios for Census (Jan. 26)
• High Court Weighs Race-Based Districts (Jan. 21)
• Court Declines Shoplifter's '3 Strikes' Appeal (Jan. 20)
• Court Weighs Welfare Limit for Newcomers (Jan. 14)
• High Court Rejects Curbs on Ballot Initiatives (Jan. 13)
• Justices Hear Case Over School Harassment (Jan. 13)
• High Court Reviews Student Sexual Harassment (Jan. 11)
• Rehnquist Decries Shift to Federal Courts (Jan. 1)

December 1998

• Court Curbs Death Penalty Reversals Based on Trial Error (Dec. 15)
• Justices Air Reservations About Anti-Loitering Ordinance (Dec. 10)
• Court Bars Full Car Search In Traffic Violation Case (Dec. 9)
• Rehnquist Denies Bias in Hiring of Law Clerks (Dec. 8)
• High Court to Review Law Aimed at Gangs (Dec. 7)
• In Rare Appearance, 2 Justices Concur Against Threats to Neutrality (Dec. 6)
• Court Limits Guests' Right to Privacy (Dec. 2)
• Arguments in Census Cases Leave Little to Count On (Dec. 1)

November 1998

• Division of Representation, Funds at Stake in Census Feud (Nov. 27)
• High Court Refuses Campaign Spending Case (Nov. 17)
• Court Lets Stand Rulings on Secret Service, Lawyers' Testimony (Nov. 10)
• Vouchers for Religious Schools Allowed (Nov. 10)
• Justices Hear Palestinians' Case (Nov. 5)
• Court Reviews Iowa's Vehicle Search Statute (Nov. 4)
• High Court To Review Espy Probe Conviction (Nov. 3)

October 1998

• High Court Considers Initiative Restrictions (Oct. 15)
• Court Allows Ban on Gay Rights Laws (Oct. 14)
• Court Lets Ind. Schools' Drug Tests Stand (Oct. 6)
• Lack of Diversity Decried; 19 Arrested (Oct. 6)
• Justices to Begin New Term at High Court (Oct. 4)

September 1998

• Toni House, Washington's Supreme Spokeswoman (Sept. 30)
• Harassment of Students on Docket (Sept. 30)
• Justice Thomas Takes On His Critics (Sept. 23)
• High Court to Rule on Census Sampling (Sept. 11)

August 1998

• Retired Justice Lewis Powell Dies at 90 (Aug. 26)
• High Court Intervention Was Unlikely, Despite Case's High Profile (Aug. 5)

July 1998

• Justice Thomas Faces Down Critics (July 30)
• Congress Didn't, So the Court Did (July 5)
• Balance of Power (July 3)

June 1998

• Court Ruled to Beat of the Nation (June 28)
• Court Strikes Down Line-Item Veto (June 26)
• Disability Law Covers HIV, Justices Hold (June 26)
• 'Decency' Can Be Weighed In Arts Agency's Funding (June 26)
• For Clarence Thomas, Another Invitation and Another Flap (June 18)
• Court Followers Await Justice Stevens's Verdict (June 14)

May 1998

• In June, Rulings Move With Supreme Speed (May 26)
• How Lessons of the Law Have Been Woven Into Society (May 3)

April 1998

• Nine Supreme Individualists: A Guide to the Conversation (April 28)