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The US Supreme Court held 8-1 Monday in Lozman v. Riviera Beach that it is possible an arrest could have violated the First Amendment when it was ordered in retaliation for earlier, protected speech, even in the presence of probable cause. Lozman filed a lawsuit alleging that the city of Riviera, Florida, arrested him after [...]

The US Supreme Court handed a narrow victory Monday to a Colorado baker who had refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple citing his religious beliefs. The court ruled in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission that the commission violated the First Amendment’s free exercise clause in assessing the cakeshop [...]

The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday in Byrd v. US that a driver who is in control or possession of a vehicle, but not listed on the rental agreement, still has a reasonable expectation of privacy, as provided under the Fourth Amendment . The case arose after in 2014 Terrence Byrd had pleaded [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC that foreign corporations cannot be used in the US under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) . The plaintiffs in...

The US Supreme Court held 5-4 Tuesday that the term "aggravated felony" in the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) , as it relates to §16(b) of the federal criminal code , is "unconstitutionally void for vagueness"...

A plurality of the US Supreme Court on Tuesday held that Congress possesses the legislative powers to retroactively immunize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) from suit for taking property into trust for the benefit of...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Wednesday in Class v. United States that a guilty plea does not, by itself, bar a federal criminal defendant from challenging the constitutionality of his statute of conviction...

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold grants to so-called "sanctuary cities," issuing a nationwide...

In a one-sentence order issued Tuesday afternoon, the US Supreme Court blocked a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the matter of Trump v. Hawaii , thereby allowing the administration's travel ban...

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy issued an order Monday staying a lower court ruling, allowing enforcement of the Trump administration travel ban against refugees. The Justice Department had filed an emergency application to...