The Supreme Court is considering whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison with no chance of parole is cruel and unusual punishment, particularly if the crime is less serious than homicide.

The Supreme Court will delve into the shadowy world of sadomasochism next year as it looks into the case of a sex trafficker, known as the “S&M Svengali,“ whose criminal conviction had been set aside.

As Senators get closer to taking their August break, they are racing to finish some important business. They are hoping for a vote on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, and the cash-for-clunkers program.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’ll vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, breaking with his party’s conservative leaders.

A former middle-school student who was strip-searched by school officials looking for ibuprofen pain medication won a partial victory of her Supreme Court appeal Thursday in a case testing the discretion of officials to ensure classroom safety.

The Supreme Court will review a federal law allowing convicted sex offenders deemed “sexually dangerous” by the government to remain in prison even after they have completed their sentences.

Sonia Sotomayor has been lighting up lawmakers’ phone lines.

Today, President Barack Obama nominated a hispanic to the U.S. Supreme Court.  That’s an historic first.

President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee says that she never forgets the “real-world consequences” of the decisions she makes from the bench.

President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court nominee says that she never forgets the “real-world consequences” of the decisions she makes from the bench.

U.S. Senator Jim Demint of South Carolina issued the following statement about President Obama’s nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to serve as Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court.

The SC Supreme Court won’t hear stimulus lawsuit

The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled a search warrant must be signed by a judge or it isn’t valid. The justices Monday unanimously overturned Kevin Covert’s convictions and 25-year prison sentence for cocaine trafficking and a weapons charge.

Five candidates are running for an open seat on the South Carolina Supreme Court.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city is examining whether it has any legal options left after the Supreme Court declined to take up its suit against companies responsible for selling guns that could end up in illegal markets.