The issue of standing in the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage cases.

Linda Greenhouse explains the 2 standing problems in a way that is accessible to the general reader. The Windsor case is especially striking...

"A challenge to a federal law that authorized intercepting international communications involving Americans appeared to face an uphill climb at the Supreme Court..."

"... on Monday, but not one quite as steep as many had anticipated," observes Adam Liptak at the NYT . The question in the case wa...

California Supreme Court decides that Prop 8 sponsors have standing to defend it.

The Court was responding to a state law question referred to it by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which is considering whether the ban on...

The Freedom From Religion Foundation lacks standing to challenge the President's proclamation of a "national day of prayer."

And so, probably, does everyone else, says the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals (PDF). A "feeling of exclusion" or "alienation...

Whatever happened to the "purchase" Larry Tribe thought Elena Kagan had on Anthony Kennedy's brain?

Remember that embarrassing sentence in Larry Tribe's letter pushing President Obama to nominate Elena Kagan? "Neither Steve Breyer...

The oral argument in the 9th Circuit in the Prop 8 case is about to begin.

The case is Perry v. Schwarzenegger . You can watch live on C-SPAN . I'll update with comments soon. UPDATE: You can read some details a...

9th Circuit stays the Prop 8 case pending appeal.

So... no same-sex marriages in California until the appellate court hears the case. The question whether the Prop 8 proponents have standing...