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People stand in line outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Beltway Confidential

Supreme Court uses rainy day fund to stay open during government shutdown

Joel Gehrke · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Not one of the148 class-action lawsuits studied by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for Legal ReformÃÂ resulted in a final judgment on the merits of the plaintiff's case. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Supreme Court should resist Left’s scare tactics in McCutcheon campaign finance case

Op-Ed Contributor · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Republican activist Shaun McCutcheon of Hoover, Ala., walks past the Capitol as he leaves the Supreme Court on Tuesday after the court's hearing on campaign finance. The Supreme Court is tackling a challenge to limits on contributions by the biggest individual donors to political campaigns. President ObamaÃÂ argued against lifting limits on donors, saying it would have a damaging effect on the electoral process.. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Another Supreme Court campaign finance case draws protesting rally-goers

Washington Examiner · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members protest for higher wages in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct 1, 2013. Unionized Los Angeles County employees have walked off the job and taken to the streets to protest the collapse of contract negotiations. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Examiner Editorial: Big Labor going under Supreme Court’s microscope

Editorial Writer · October 1, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama stands with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka after he spoke about jobs and the economy at the AFL-CIO Executive Council on Aug. 4, 2010. The Supreme Court is poised to deliver two potential big blows to organized labor.ÃÂ One could undermine much of what President Obama has done for unions, and the other could prohibit one of labor's main organizing tactics.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Supreme Court could deal a triple blow to Big Labor

Sean Higgins · October 1, 2013 4:00 am

New Jersey judge: State must allow gays to marry

Associated Press · September 27, 2013 12:00 am

When the Deepwater Horizon offshore oil drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010, President Obama wasted little time before shutting down all drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.ÃÂ (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Energy and Environment

Day 9: Obama repeatedly defied federal court with Gulf oil policies

Conn Carroll · September 26, 2013 4:00 am

Some unsportsmanlike conduct behind former players suit against NFL

Gregory Kane · September 23, 2013 12:00 am

Obama Delays Minimum Wage Increase

Jim Swift · September 19, 2013 3:28 pm

‘No Special Deal for D.C. Insiders Act’

‘No Special Deal for D.C. Insiders Act’

Geoffrey Norman · September 10, 2013 2:19 pm

Audit: Some IRS Employees Still Using Outlawed ‘Illegal Tax Protester’ Designation

Jeryl Bier · August 21, 2013 12:45 pm

Sequestration: Federal Court-Appointed Attorneys Face $15/Hour Cut

Sequestration: Federal Court-Appointed Attorneys Face $15/Hour Cut

Jeryl Bier · August 19, 2013 4:21 pm