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The US Supreme Court  ruled Wednesday in Janus vs. AFSCME  that public sector unions cannot collect what the court calls “agency fee i.e., a percentage of the full union dues” from non-members. In a 5-4 ruling, the court, citing the First Amendment, held that the payment of agency fees forces nonmembers to “endorse ideas they [...]

The US Supreme Court  ruled  Tuesday that a regulation requiring crisis pregnancy centers to give women certain information concerning free or low-cost abortion services and disclose if the center was unlicensed to provide medical services was unconstitutional. In a 5-4 ruling in NIFLA v. Becerra , the court decided that the California Reproductive Freedom, Accountability, Comprehensive Care, and Transparency [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Trump v. Hawaii that President Donald Trump’s proclamation restricting entry from particular Muslim-majority countries was within in his authority. The court also found that plaintiffs challenging the proclamation were unlikely to succeed on their claim that the ban violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. Chief [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday in Ortiz v. United States that it has jurisdiction to review decisions made by the Court of Appeals of the Armed Forces. It also held that simultaneously serving on both the Court of Military Commissions Review (CMCR) and the Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is lawful. Dalmazzi v. United [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Thursday that administrative law judges (ALJs) are “officers of the law” under the Appointments Clause , reversing the lower court decision that ALJs are federal employees. The Appointments Clause dictates that “officers of the law” must be appointed by the president, “Courts of Law,” or “Heads of Departments.” In [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday that a Minnesota revocation-on-divorce law—which automatically redirects life-insurance payments to secondary beneficiaries, such as children, if the primary is an ex-spouse—is not a violation of the constitution’s contracts clause. Sveen v. Melin questioned whether a man’s ex-wife or his adult children were the rightful beneficiaries of the proceeds [...]

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 ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene's Energy Group, LLC that inter partes review, which authorizes the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to...

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"...