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Town of Greece v. Galloway
The Supreme Court held that prayer before a town council meeting is constitutional. Professor Christopher Schmidt of IIT Chicago-Kent takes you Behind the Decision of Town of Greece v. Galloway
The Supreme Court ruled that public prayer before town council meetings in Greece, NY does not violate the Establishment Clause. Learn more about the case in our Deep Dive
The Court’s opinion in Town of Greece v. Galloway on the Establishment Clause
Tradition! Amy Howe breaks down the legislative prayer decision in Plain English
When religion meets politics, US justices sharpen their pencils (by Joan Biskupic)
Recent Arguments
The last two patent cases of the Term were argued this week. Chicago-Kent Professor David Schwartz explains what they were all about
Interested in delving deeper into the patent cases heard by the Court this week? Get the full story on each from Chicago-Kent intellectual property professors
The audio of every case argued at the Supreme Court this Term is available on Oyez. Listen to cases from the last week of argument
Recent Decisions
Revise and Resubmit—Justice Scalia’s mistake (and correction) in his EPA case dissent
Microscope and Telescope: An opinion by Linda Greenhouse
10 big Supreme Court cases awaiting decisions
The Court and the Justices
Last week’s verbal spat between Roberts and Sotomayor in Schuette was hardly the first time Justices have made their disputes public
Freedom for the thought of people we like? The New York Times reports on a new study on judicial biases and the First Amendment
Ginsburg on calls for retirement and agreeing to dissent
Sotomayor finds her voice among the Justices
Author Mike Sacks claims the Court will never kill the death penalty, even with the recent botched execution
Lyle Denniston on the Court in the public realm
Justice Stevens goes to the Senate