Constitutional Law

Legal Theory Lexicon: Justice
Introduction The connection between law and justice is a deep one. We have "Halls of Justice," "Justices of the Supreme Court," and "the administration of justice." We know that "justice" is one of the central concepts of legal theory, but....

Justice John Minton Named Chief Justice
The Courier Journal reported on the recent election of Justice John Minton to the position of Chief Justice. The article; Ky.’s new chief justice hailed for fairness can be found, here...

Justice Dept. Unveils New JJ Blog
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC), an agency within the US Justice Department’s Federal Bureau of Prisons, has set up a new blog, Juvenile Justice Connection, to “facilitate the exchange of information among juvenile justice professionals,” according to the press announcement...

Brennan Lecture on a topic that the Justice surely would have cared about
As documented at this official site, Justice Michael Wolff focused on sentencing issues at NYU when giving the 14th Annual Justice Brennan Lecture on State Courts and Social Justice last month...

The Junior Justice
Tony Mauro takes a lighthearted look at Justice Breyer's tenure as the Supreme Court's junior justice, which upon Justice Alito's taking his seat was 29 days shy of the record.

Justice Denied When Law DeLayed: Fellow Justice Accuses Chief Justice Ken Law of Withholding Opinion in Case of Ken DeLay
The on-going (never-ending?) prosecution of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has taken a bizarre twist as a serious disagreement between justices has broken into the open...

Anna Nicole Smith's Legal Troubles
Court cases and legal issues related to Anna Nicole Smith

Katrina Victims See Justice, Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions
Katrina Victims See Justice Ruling Paves the Way for Class Actions