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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 Tuesday that the Fourth Amendment’s automobile exception does not permit a police officer to enter the area around a home to search a parked vehicle without an invitation or a search warrant. In Collins v. Virginia , the defendant was convicted of receiving a stolen motorcycle after a police officer [...]

The US Supreme Court on Monday vacated and remanded the Washington State Supreme Court ruling for the Lundgren family in Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Lundgren . The Upper Skagit Indian Tribe had purchased a 40-acre plot of land. After a survey of the land, they believed that an acre of their property was fenced [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in McCoy v. Louisiana that a defense lawyer cannot admit a client’s guilt over the client’s objection, even when the lawyer believes this is the client’s best chance of avoiding the death penalty. The case arose after Robert McCoy’s defense counsel conceded guilt, despite McCoy’s express objection, because [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Murphy v. NCAA that the decision of legalizing sports gambling should be left to state lawmakers. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) , passed by Congress in 1992, made it unlawful for a state to authorize these gambling schemes, allowing the Attorney General and various sports [...]

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...

In a 6-3 decision on Tuesday, the US Supreme Court held that a federal court in a habeas corpus matter reviewing an unexplained state court decision on the merits should "look through" that decision to the...

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"...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that service advisors at car dealerships are excluded from federal overtime pay requirements. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that service advisors are exempt from overtime pay under the...

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on whether a court may exercise jurisdiction over property owned by a tribal government despite a generally applicable sovereign immunity to suit....