Dear US Supreme Court Fans, when will the opinion on Columbia v. Heller be issued? [more inside]
posted by Science! on Jun 13, 2008 - 7 answers

what's the name of the little bib-like thing that the women on the U.S. Supreme Court wear?
posted by spiderwire on Apr 1, 2007 - 6 answers

SCOTUS filter: Why does the Supreme Court decline to hear cases? [more inside]
posted by allelopath on Dec 9, 2006 - 14 answers

How long should I expect to wait in line to see the Supreme Court in session? [more inside]
posted by 0xFCAF on Nov 8, 2006 - 7 answers

Is there a reason one of the existing Supreme Court justices isn't "promoted" to Chief Justice? [more inside]
posted by Thorzdad on Sep 4, 2005 - 21 answers

Can President Bush nominate John Roberts for Chief Justice? [more inside]
posted by Vidiot on Sep 4, 2005 - 3 answers

Has the Supreme Court ever reversed a unanimous Supreme Court ruling? How frequently are 8-1 rulings overturned? I'm writing a paper on Brown v. Board of Education and was wondering whether it was worth it for Warren to press for unanimity given that the "all deliberate speed" clause was added to achieve this, and severely diluted the ruling. [more inside]
posted by alphanerd on Jul 28, 2004 - 8 answers

I'm looking for a quote by (I believe) a SCOTUS judge, who said that the purpose of copyright law is to protect the public domain first, and allow exploitation of creative works second.

I lost some of my notes on copyright, and extensive googling has turned up very little. I think Lessig might've referenced it in an interview/post somewhere on the net, but I'm having a hard time locating it. I turn to you, oh great Mefites.
posted by Jairus on Feb 27, 2004 - 8 answers