It's so far into the Mojave Desert, that some have wondered if any would even know about it, if litigation had not been brought forth. It's known as the "Mojave Cross," and the Supreme Court, whose new term just began, will hear a case on it.

To Americans, who can't seem to agree on medical marijuana use, which has been shown to improve quality of life for sufferers of many diseases, this should come as a shock. Argentina's supreme court has ruled not just that marijuana use should be legal, but that any prohibition on personal use is unconstitutional.

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 13-6 in favor of Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nomination to replace retiring Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court. This will move the nomination on to a full vote of the Senate.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut finding that they were unfairly denied promotions based on race.

The United States Supreme Court ruled today that the strip search of a 13-year-old girl by school officials was unconstitutional as it violated the teen girl's constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

The United States Supreme Court will decide on the constitutionality of a federal sex offender law designed to keep sex offenders locked after they complete their prison sentences

The United States Supreme Court refused to find a constitutional right of access to DNA evidence by convicted prisoners closing the door on a convicted rapist trying to prove his innocence with new DNA testing.

The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Traveler Companies, Inc. by finding a lower court erred in overturning the approval of the company's nearly $500 million settlement of asbestos-related litigation.

NPR is reporting that sources have told them that Supreme Court Justice David Souter plans to retire.

A GOP senator has predicted over the weekend that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg could be dead from pancreatic cancer within nine months.

Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg underwent surgery on Thursday for early stage pancreatic cancer. She is 75.