Supreme Court strikes down deportation discretionary waiver policy
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Judulang v. Holder that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply to the Attorney General...
Supreme Court strikes down deportation discretionary waiver policy
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Judulang v. Holder that the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) policy for deciding when resident aliens may apply to the Attorney General...
US Senate debates requiring televised broadcasts of Supreme Court proceedings
The US Senate Judiciary Committee returned Tuesday to the longstanding debate over whether to televise the proceedings of the US Supreme Court , including whether Congress, as an equal branch of government, has the...
Supreme Court hears arguments on Chapter 12 bankruptcy, insider trading
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Hall v. US , the justices heard arguments on a conflict between tax law and bankruptcy procedures, regarding...
Supreme Court to rule on life sentences for juveniles convicted of homicide
The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases. In Jackson v. Hobbs , the court will consider whether the imposition of a life-without-parole sentence on a 14-year-old child...
Federal judge denies FOIA request for Kagan involvement in health care reform
A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday rejected a request by Judicial Watch and the Media Research Center (MRC) for documents pertaining to...
The US Supreme Court , ruled Monday in a per curiam opinion in US v. Juvenile Male that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had no authority to rule that the requirements of...
Supreme Court strikes down Arizona campaign finance restriction
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett that an Arizona campaign finance regulation that provided publicly financed candidates with additional government subsidies, which...
Supreme Court rules guilty plea sentence may be reduced if guidelines change
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Freeman v. United States that an individual whose sentence is imposed under a plea agreement may be eligible...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Bullcoming v. New Mexico that the Confrontation Clause does not allow laboratory reports containing testimonial certification to be entered into...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Wal-Mart v. Dukes that a group of women seeking to recover damages from Wal-Mart failed to meet the requirements...