Supreme Court denies review in death penalty case involving jury discrimination
The US Supreme Court on Monday denied review in the Alabama death penalty case of Floyd v. Alabama in which attorneys argue that African-American jurors were improperly excluded from the jury. The petitioner, Christopher Floyd,...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. United States , a case concerning law enforcement officers' authority to collect an individual's cell phone records to track his movements over an extended period of...
Federal judge delays deportation of Indonesian Christians pending legal challenge
A federal judge in Boston ruled to delay efforts to deport 51 Indonesian Christians on Monday. The petitioners originally fled their home country to avoid religious prosecution and have been living in New Hampshire under an agreement with Immigration...
Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases challenging administrative patent review process
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two patent law cases challenging the constitutionality and statutory interpretation of the patent review process. The first case, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group , challenges the...
Kenya Supreme Court removes opposition coalition from petitions challenging presidential election
The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday rejecte the participation of the main opposition coalition in petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in last month's repeat presidential election. This means that the National Super...
Kenya President calls on Supreme Court to dismiss election petitions
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss two election petitions challenging the validity of his repeat election win. Kenyatta strongly rejected the claims made by two challengers, saying that the petitions...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders lower court to hear and rule on gerrymandering case by end of year
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued a per curiam order Thursday vacating a decision by the Commonwealth Court to stay a hearing in a gerrymandering case, League of Women Voters v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ....
Supreme Court finds appellate procedure timing rules non-jurisdictional
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago that a court-made time limitation rule was not jurisdictional. The issue was whether the US Court of Appeals for the...
Supreme Court hears arguments in case questioning Bankruptcy Code interpretation
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Merit Management Group, LP, v. FTI Consulting, Inc. , a case concerning the scope of protection afforded certain institutions acting as so-called "safe harbors" in claims against bankruptcy...
The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two criminal procedure cases. In Ayestas v. Davis the petitioner, Carlos Manuel Ayestas, a Texas death-row inmate, filed a habeas petition for ineffective assistance of...
