A federal judge has enjoined the most controversial sections of Arizona’s new immigration law from taking effect. Check out Gavel Grab for details.
"I never felt so much like a hooker down by the bus station … as I did in a judicial race. Everyone interested in contributing has very specific interests. They mean to be buying a vote."
Paul Pfeifer, Ohio Supreme Court justice
Paul Pfeifer, Ohio Supreme Court justice
Featured Stories
The Justice at Stake Campaign has signed a letter with other groups opposing a blanket ban on transfers of Guantanamo detainees to the United States. See details in Gavel Grab.
With a campaign-spending disclosure bill blocked in the Senate, voters may need to prepare for a "high-spending mud fight" this fall, an editorial warned. Learn more in Gavel Grab.
Overwhelmingly bipartisan Senate votes to confirm Supreme Court nominees, such as 97-0 for Justice Anthony Kennedy and 96-3 for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, are history. Learn more in Gavel Grab.
One-fifth of the states have passed legislation to require further disclosure of political spending, even as a federal bill is stalled in the U.S. Senate. For details, see Gavel Grab.
“It’s a myth that voters will lose their right to vote for judges,” a family court jurist says in answering critics of a proposed appointment-and-retention system for selecting Nevada judges. Read more in Gavel Grab.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has nominated Tani Cantil-Sakauye to be chief justice of the California Supreme Court. If confirmed, she would become the state’s first Filipina American chief justice. Learn more in Gavel Grab.
Elena Kagan moved a step closer to a seat on the Supreme Court, and a place in history, when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 to endorse her confirmation. See more in Gavel Grab.
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled 5-4 that foes of Washington’s same-sex marriage law cannot get a ballot question inviting voters to reverse the statute. For details, check out Gavel Grab.
With the Wisconsin Supreme Court wracked by division over an ethics case and policy, a special legislative panel will seek to focus on reform. Learn details from Gavel Grab.
The nation is witnessing a 'hurricane' over campaign finance regulation, but it could take more time to tell with certainty which way the winds will ultimately blow. Learn more in Gavel Grab.
An important part of Connecticut’s public financing law for campaigns was thrown out by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Read details in Gavel Grab.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has postponed until July 20 a vote on whether to confirm U.S. Solicitor General Elena to the Supreme Court. Learn more in Gavel Grab.
A federal judge in Massachusetts handed a victory to gay couples when he ruled that a federal ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. For more, see Gavel Grab.
A new Minnesota law requiring corporations to disclose financial support of election-season advertising faces a legal challenge filed by lawyer James Bopp. Read more in Gavel Grab.
