CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Hensley, US Supreme Court, June 1, 2009 [holding that the Tennessee Court of Appeals misapplied the Court's ruling in Norfolk & Western R. Co. v. Ayers in holding that an asbestosis sufferer may recover for pain...

Bobby v. Bies, US Supreme Court, June 1, 2009 [ruling unanimously that a post-conviction hearing to determine the mental competency of a capital defendant convicted before the Court's 2002 ruling in Atkins v. Virginia, which prohibits the execution of mentally...

A federal bankruptcy judge on Sunday approved the sale of most of the assets currently held by Chrysler Group to Italian automaker Fiat S.p.A. . Judge Arthur Gonzales of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of...

The Nevada Assembly on Sunday approved a same-sex partnership law , overriding the governor's veto by a 28-14 vote . The measure, passed in the state senate [roll call...