ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy
The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump and other administration officials on behalf of a Rhode Island resident and Guatemalan native, along with six similarly-situated plaintiffs, in the United States...
Supreme Court rules auto service advisors exempt from overtime pay
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...
Supreme Court agrees to hear case regarding definition of 'violent felony'
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Stokeling v. United States on Monday, where it will determine whether a state criminal offense requiring only a slight amount of force is categorically a "violent crime"...
Supreme Court hears arguments in Maryland gerrymandering case
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Benisek v. Lamone , a high-profile partisan-gerrymandering case out of Maryland. The case involves the 6th congressional district in Maryland, which was predominantly Republican for two decades....
The US Supreme Court heard arguments in two matters today; Hughes v. United States and Koons v. United States . Hughes asks how attorneys should determine the precedential effect of Supreme Court opinions...
Supreme Court sends criminal procedure case back to lower court
The US Supreme Court held Wednesday in Ayestas v Davis that the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the wrong standard when they denied Carlos Ayestas funding for investigative services in...
Scotland court orders hearing on referring Brexit withdrawal question to ECJ
A three-judge panel of the Inner House of the Scotland Court of Session on Tuesday ordered a hearing on whether a referral may be made to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case concerning the Minnesota revocation-upon-divorce statute, which revokes an ex-spouse's beneficiary designation once the couple divorces. The relevant part of the statute states: "the...
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Arizona death penalty
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty in Arizona under the Eighth Amendment. Abel Hidalgo was sentenced to death for two counts of first...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. In Knick v. Scott Township , petitioner challenges a doctrine that requires state remedies to be exhausted in constitutional takings...
