samuel a alito
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The U.S. Supreme Court will take on Maryland's DNA law after being asked to decide whether the collection of samples from people arrested for certain crimes is a violation of their constitutional rights. - President Obama offers a commendable record and a more pragmatic vision for the future than Mitt Romney.
- Robert Reich says the trifecta of immense concentration of wealth, unlimited political contributions and secrecy about who's giving put this country up for sale
- The Supreme Court's ruling banning mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles upheld the principle that youthful offenders should be treated differently than adults, but it didn't go far enough
- Justice Antonin Scalia and his dittoheads on the Supreme Court showed their political views in their Arizona immigration decision.
- Columnist Dan Rodricks' views of the nation's highest court reveal a selective memory
- The inaptness of the analogies skeptical justices used point to the uniqueness of health care and the propriety of Congress' approach to addressing the problem of the uninsured.
- The Republican primary season is about to begin, and so far, the candidates are all competing over the same narrow segment of the party base.
- Robert Reich writes that America has long seen a struggle between regressives and progressives, and the current conflict may presage another era of progressive reform.
- At age 19 months, President Barack Obama's health care reform law is ready for its Supreme Court checkup