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U.S. Supreme Court opinion: April 24
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a case involving the interpretation of an arbitration agreement. -
U.S.: Supreme Court struggles with Wisconsin drunken driving law
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a Wisconsin law that allows law enforcement to draw blood without a warrant from suspected drunken drivers who have become unconscious." -
U.S.: Supreme Court decision on Freedom of Information Act hinges on one word
USA Today: "The Supreme Court spent an hour Monday debating the meaning of the word 'confidential.' The result could have major implications for public access to government records." -
U.S. Supreme Court April 24 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on the intent required for a burglary offense and in a bankruptcy case on whether a creditor’s good-faith belief that trying to collect a debt does not violate a discharge order protects the creditor from contempt. -
U.S.: Quest for food stamp data lands newspaper at Supreme Court
U.S. News: "In the summer of 2010, reporters at South Dakota's Argus Leader newspaper decided to request data about the government's food assistance program, previously known as food stamps." -
U.S. Supreme Court April 23 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in an illegal firearms possession case, a case involving a warrantless blood draw from an unconscious motorist, and a case on whether the Department of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census was unlawful. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 22 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a Freedom of Information Act case involving disclosure of confidential information and a case on whether administrative exhaustion is a jurisdictional prerequisite to suit. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 17 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court hears arguments in a case on the definition of “crime of violence” and a case on the statute of limitations applicable to federal civil rights actions. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 16 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether state or federal law applies to offshore oil drilling operations and a case on state taxation of non-resident trusts. -
U.S. Supreme Court April 15 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a trademark case on “immoral” and “scandalous” marks and in a securities case on whether there is a right of action based on a negligent misstatement made in connection with a tender offer. -
U.S.: Defining what's excessive in police property seizures remains tricky
NPR News: "Tyson Timbs won his Supreme Court case in February, but he still doesn't have his Land Rover. 'I want my truck back. I've always wanted it back,' says Timbs, whose Land Rover was seized by police in Indiana." -
U.S.: On this day, Supreme Court hears Loving arguments
Constitution Daily: "On April 10, 1967, the United States Supreme Court held oral arguments in a landmark case about a Virginia law that said marriages between blacks and whites should be treated as a felony." -
U.S.: Supreme Court justices feuding openly over death penalty
CNN: "The justices are still bitterly divided over the execution of Domineque Ray, who claimed his religious rights were violated because he could not have an imam with him in the execution chamber, in February -- so much so that they continued to litigate the case in an unrelated opinion issued on Monday." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: April 1
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on execution methods and in a social security disability benefits case. -
U.S.: Supreme Court sees 2 similar death penalty questions very differently
Wyoming Public Media: "Two Supreme Court decisions just hours before a scheduled execution. Two decisions just seven weeks apart. Two decisions on the same issue. Except that in one, a Muslim was put to death without his imam allowed with him in the execution chamber, and in the other, a Buddhist's execution was temporarily halted because his Buddhist minister was denied the same right." -
U.S.: High court seems split over curbing federal agencies’ power
Associated Press: "The Supreme Court seemed split Wednesday in a case where the justices are being asked to curb the power of federal agencies. The case before the justices is one in which the newly more conservative court could signal its willingness to reverse prior cases." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinion: March 27
The United States Supreme Court has issued an opinion in a securities fraud case involving the dissemination of false and misleading statements. -
U.S.: John Roberts' journey from 'sober puss' to the pinnacle of American law
CNN: "Chief Justice John Roberts has always had perfect timing. Shortly before he reached high school age, an elite boarding school was founded near his northern Indiana home. Even as a young boy he knew that it offered a place to obtain a superior education." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 26
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case involving operation of a hovercraft in an Alaska national park and in a Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act case stemming from the bombing of the U.S. Navy ship Cole. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 27 arguments
Wednesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether a court must defer to an agency's interpretation of its own ambiguous regulation. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 26 arguments
Tuesday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in two partisan gerrymandering cases. -
U.S. Supreme Court March 25 arguments
Monday, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on whether district courts must defer to agency interpretations of statutes and a case and a case on whether punitive damages are available in injury suits involving a breach of a general maritime duty. -
U.S.: High court case on jury-selection bias draws out Thomas
Courthouse News Service: "The Supreme Court appeared ready Wednesday to vacate a death-penalty conviction in a case where the prosecutor had a history of racially motivated juror strikes." -
U.S. Supreme Court opinions: March 20
The United States Supreme Court has issued opinions in a case on whether a law firm conducting a foreclosure is a "debt collector" under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and a case stemming from a lawsuit against Google for alleged violations of the Stored Communications Act. -
U.S.: Sandra Day O'Connor reflects on life before, during and after the Supreme Court
CNN: "A new biography of the first woman on the Supreme Court details Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's agonizing struggle with her husband's dementia in the years before she retired and her later angst as she watched the court lunge rightward and faced her own declining health."