John G. Roberts News

The Supreme Court will consider the constitutional limits on prayers during legislative sessions, accepting an appeal from a New York town that starts most council meetings with a Christian invocation.

I do not know Jeffrey Scott Shapiro , but it is quite obvious that he does not understand the process of nullification.

After Chief Justice John Roberts said, "The case is submitted," on March 27, the justices of the Supreme Court presumably took a private vote and now are at work writing the opinions that will decide the fate of same-sex marriage in the United States.

Congressman Brian Higgins, NY-26, visited the Robert H. Jackson Center on Friday to take part in events featuring current U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.

The Supreme Court's 2012-13 term has included several notable cases, with decisions to be handed down anytime.

Thousands gathered downtown to hear U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts speak from the front porch of the Robert H. Jackson Center.

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Thursday night that he's come to the realization that the rationale behind the court's Bush v. Gore decision that effectively decided the 2000 presidential election "was really quite unacceptable" because it differentiated between so-called "hanging chads" and "dimpled chads." That distinction, he ... (more)

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is due in his native upstate New York to help mark the 10th anniversary of the Robert H. Jackson Center.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama 's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote.

A massive police presence, both visible and behind the scenes, is expected Friday for the visit of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.

It seems as if the battle over the IRS' improper focus on Tea Party groups has splintered into an attack on the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare.

Angelina Jolie's decision to get tested for a breast cancer gene mutation, undergo a double mastectomy and then write about it is the latest example of news that could affect Supreme Court justices' views.

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver the commencement address at La Lumiere School north of LaPorte, where he graduated in 1973.

The United States Supreme Court, in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum , recently restricted the scope of the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. 1350 , a 224-year-old law often used to invoke jurisdiction in suing corporations over human rights violations committed overseas.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the IRS should be condemned for targeting conservative groups for special scrutiny in the run-up to last year's elections, but she also blamed the Supreme Court for opening the door to broader political activity.

In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo members of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a group portrait at the Supreme Court in Washington.

With Chief Justice John Roberts' historic visit less than a week away, the Robert H. Jackson Center is finalizing all of the details for Friday's event.

The school says 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge William B. Traxler Jr.

Last term, the Chamber of Commerce was undefeated - it won every Supreme Court case it weighed in on.

In her new book, "The Roberts Court," Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal and regular NewsHour contributor takes a look at the landmark decisions that have reached the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice John Roberts.