Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas recently dismissed criticism of the court in the wake of its controversial decision last month that will open the door to corporate funding in political campaigns. In a 5-4 decision, the court found that a law barring corporations from unlimited spending on ...

Questioning the Supreme Court and other government branches needs to stay within the range of fair criticism or "run the risk in our society of undermining institutions that we need to preserve our liberties," Justice Clarence Thomas said Thursday. Thomas also told an audience at the University of ...

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Constitution's guarantee of a public trial means judges may not ordinarily close their courtrooms during jury selection. In an unsigned 7-2 opinion, the court set aside the cocaine trafficking conviction of a Georgia man who challenged the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the constitutional right to a public trial in criminal cases means that jury selection, including questioning of prospective jurors, should not be done behind closed doors. By a 7-2 vote, the high court ruled for Eric Presley, a Georgia man convicted of cocaine trafficking. He argued his constitutional right to a ...