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Discusses the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to create a political map to limit political gerrymandering. Details of the Democrats' dispute on the consequences of the map's cartography; History of gerrymander practice; Information on court cases related to gerrymandering.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court not to exercise jurisdiction over former Senator Mark Dayton's bid to have the court dismiss a lawsuit filed by former aide Brad Hanson. Dayton was sued by Hanson under several federal statutes including a 1995 law that requires Congress to follow workplace safety and employment laws that govern the private sector. The Washington D.C. district court denied the motion for dismissal of Dayton.

Focuses on the decision to be made by the U.S. Supreme Court on a case concerning a 2004 ruling on a tax break granted by the Ohio state government to DaimlerChrysler for the expansion of a Jeep plant in Toledo. Violation of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by the deal according to the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals; Significance of the judgment to be made by the Supreme Court; Plan of lobbying strategists to campaign to make state breaks legal if the case would be returned to the Circuit court.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a section of a 2000 law aimed at protecting the religious liberty of prisoners. Implications of the ruling for the 2003 decision by the Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit that the relevant portion of the 2000 law violated the First Amendment prohibition against an establishment of religion by the U.S. Congress; Background on the case.