The US Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously reversed the lower court in Smith v. Bayer Corp. , allowing a class action lawsuit against the company to proceed. The Court held that...
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Supreme Court rules judges cannot impose or lengthen prison terms for rehabilitation
The US Supreme Court Thursday ruled in Tapia v. United States that a federal sentencing law does not permit sentencing judges to impose or lengthen prison terms for the...
Supreme Court rules no fiduciary exception in trust between US, Native Americans
The US Supreme Court Monday ruled in United States v. Jicarilla Apache Nation that in a trust relationship between the government and a Native American tribe the government does...
Supreme Court upholds gender discrimination ruling, takes 4 more cases
The US Supreme Court on Monday affirmed a lower court decision in Flores-Villar v. United States upholding a gender-based distinction in two former sections of the Immigration...
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in Sykes v. United States that fleeing after being ordered to stop is a violent felony within the meaning of the Armed...
Supreme Court rules for FCC interpretation of Telecommunications Act
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously in Talk America Inc. v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. that a state utility commission may require an incumbent carrier...
US Senate approves Verrilli to replace Kagan as solicitor general
The US Senate Tuesday approved Donald Verrilli, Jr , as the next Solicitor General by a vote of 72-16 , taking the position left open since Elena Kagan was sworn in [JURIST...
Supreme Court rules party must pay fees for frivolous claims alone
The US Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday in Fox v. Vice that it is improper to award defendants the full amount of attorney's fees incurred while...
Supreme Court rules Ashcroft immune from suit over witness detention
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Ashcroft v. al-Kidd that a witness in a terror investigation cannot challenge the constitutionality of an objectively reasonable arrest pursuant to...
Supreme Court to hear suspect identification case, rejects Conrad Black appeal
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in a case over a suspect identification but rejected the appeal of Canadian-born media magnate Conrad Black over...