In fact, the state has been forced by the United States Supreme Court to reduce the prison population to more manageable levels.

BBC: Viewpoint: Justice for Conrad Murray

The United States Supreme Court ruled that such a requirement by a state was unconstitutional as the regulation of interstate commerce was a power reserved to Congress.

FORBES: Taxes and California's War Against Business

He also personally tried multiple criminal cases and represented the state at oral argument before the Supreme Court of the United States.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

"Further, the United States Supreme Court held (in a 1982 case) that a state may not deny a child equal access to public education based on his or her immigration status, " he said.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Kain has been covering the case of Troy Anthony Davis, who was executed yesterday by the state of Georgia after being denied a stay of execution by the United States Supreme Court.

FORBES: Troy Anthony Davis and the Truth

In a 1922 ruling, the United States Supreme Court, declared that baseball was exempt from the antitrust laws because travel across state lines was merely incidental to the game.

FORBES: Why NFL's Supreme Court Loss Isn't Much of a Loss

As early as January 2010, Mr. Obama would, in his state of the union address, cast aspersions on the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, claiming that it "reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests" (read conservative groups).

WSJ: Strassel: The IRS Scandal Started at the Top