The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Sandifer v. US Steel Corp. that employees are not entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for time spent changing...
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The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with JP Morgan Chase & Co. on Tuesday, which stipulates the bank will pay $1.7 billion...
Supreme Court chief justice refuses to block health care law
Chief Justice John Roberts of the US Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant a temporary injunction blocking the Obama administration from enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), denying two doctor's groups' plea arguing the entire...
The Federalist No. 67, written by Alexander Hamilton and published in March 1788, discussed the power of the executive to grant recess appointments under the US Constitution. According to Hamilton, the Framers of the US Constitution intended that the recess...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in The Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that a stipulation by one member of a class in a class action to keep damages below $5 million...
Supreme Court hears arguments on privileges and immunities and foreign taxes
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In McBurney v. Young the Court considered, under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of...
Supreme Court rules plain error exists if it was plain at the time of appeal
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Henderson v. United States that an error is "plain" within the meaning of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 52(b) so long as the error was...
Federal judge rules juvenile life sentences unconstitutional
A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Wednesday that sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole is unconstitutional. Judge John Corbett O'Meara found that last year's Supreme...
Michigan court rules ban on life without parole for minors does not apply retroactively
The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the US Supreme Court decision in Miller v. Alabama , which held that sentencing minors to life without parole constitutes cruel and unusual punishment...
Supreme Court to rule on Voting Rights Act, Maryland DNA collection
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari on Friday in Shelby County v. Holder to determine whether Congress exceeded its authority when it renewed Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act...
