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The US Supreme Court opened its 2012 term on Monday with the release of an order list dealing with a number of petitions for certiorari and granting orders in some cases that they have not yet...

Perry Moriearty, University of Minnesota School of Law

JURIST Guest Columnist Nicole Huberfeld of the University of Kentucky College of Law says that the Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Medicaid expansion provision of the ACA relied on a strange reading of the law, where the...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 that a law criminalizing the making of false claims of military honors violates the First Amendment . In United States v. Alvarez , the Court struck...

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does not violate the constitution. The case centered on the "individual mandate" provision of...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in two combined cases that mandatory life sentences for juveniles violate the Eighth Amendment prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. In Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-3 that three provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law are preempted by federal law but upheld the most controversial provision. In Arizona...

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Thursday that unions cannot increase mandatory fees of nonmembers for political expenditures without providing adequate notice and opportunity to object. In Knox v. Service Employees Int'l Union ...

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. that pharmaceutical sales representatives (PSRs) qualify as outside salespeople under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) , making them ineligible...

The US Supreme Court in a plurality opinion on Monday ruled that a defendant's rights under the Confrontation Clause were not violated when the state permited an expert witness to testify about the results of...