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The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Thursday that a Minnesota political apparel ban within polling places violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment. Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky challenged a Minnesota law that banned political badges, buttons or other political insignia from being worn at or about polling places on primary or Election [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that upon denial of class certification, a member of a class action suit may not commence a new class action on behalf of others beyond the time allowed by the applicable statute of limitations. In China Agritech, Inc., v. Resh , the court determined that a series of [...]

The US Supreme Court held unanimously Monday in Lamar, Archer & Cofrin, LLP v. Appling that under the US Bankruptcy Code, a statement about an individual’s financial assets may be discharged if it is not in writing, even if the statement was false, affirming the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh [...]

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 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 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 US Supreme Court on Tuesday held 5-3 that Chapter 12 of Title 8 of the US Code does not afford detained immigrants, including permanent residents, "the right to periodic bond hearings" and that...

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...