On Thursday, the US Supreme Court ruled that it is the right of the individual to keep and possess firearms, but questions still loom about whether or not

The Supreme Court's decisions in recent weeks have casual observers scratching their heads trying to figure out the ideological bent of this bench.
The focus of those mental gymnastics can be narrowed to one justice: Anthony Kennedy. He's the new Sandra Day O'Connor.
cation to neutrality.

Why did the Founders bother toiling in the summer heat of Philadelphia in 1787 writing a Constitution when they could have relied on the consciences of Supreme Court justices like Anthony Kennedy instead?
Kennedy is the Supreme Court's most important swing vote and its worst justice. Whatever else you think of them, a Justice Scalia or Ginsburg has a consistent judicial philosophy, while Kennedy expects the nation to bend to his moral whimsy. With apologies to Louis XIV, Kennedy might as well declare ''la constitution, c'est moi!''
torially: ''No decision of this Court supports such a view. None of the learned commentators on our Constitution has ever hinted at it.''

Charles Dharapak/AP By LINDA GREENHOUSE WASHINGTON — It was not last year’s spectacularly divided Supreme Court. The term that ended Thursday lacked last

Key decisions of this term show a willingness of some justices to reject political leaders' judgments. By Warren Richey | Staff writer of The Christian

WASHINGTON (AP) — For most of the term, Supreme Court justices showed remarkable restraint. They displayed broad agreement even in some volatile areas and