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Court makes it harder to sue businesses
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for Americans to sue businesses for discrimination and retaliation, leading a judge to call for Congress to overturn the court's actions.
US Supreme Court ponders if judge’s meddling must be material
When a meddling judge breaks the rules by giving a criminal defendant a little advice, must a subsequent guilty plea be vacated, or does the defendant have to demonstrate that he was prejudiced?
US Supreme Court’s class-action ruling leaves unanswered questions
It was a closely watched case that came to a dramatic and unexpected conclusion of questionable precedential value. Now attorneys are left pondering what effect, if any, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend will have on class-action certifications.
U.S. Supreme Court justices rule in closely-watched class action case
A consumer class action should not have been certified because the plaintiffs’ expert testimony failed to establish that the case was susceptible to awarding damages on a class-wide basis, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4.
Use of drug-sniffing dog constituted ‘search’, says U.S. Supreme Court
Police engaged in a “search” within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment when they used a drug-sniffing dog on a homeowner’s porch to investigate the contents of the home, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 5-4.
U.S. Supreme Court tackles California gay marriage case
During heated arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court over California’s voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, the justices verbally tussled with attorneys arguing over the law’s constitutionality — but also hinted that the case could have a surprise ending.
Can employers stop class actions before they start?
Can an employer, faced with a purported class action under the Fair Labor Standards Act, avoid litigation by immediately offering a settlement to the sole plaintiff before a class is certified?
Playin’ the name game: Justice Kennedy picks up honor
When it comes to getting something named for you before you are dead and buried, being on the Supreme Court isn't a bad choice.
Justices of US Supreme Court provide clarity — but no relief — for immigration defendants
A decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that a seminal Sixth Amendment rights case is not retroactive has provided clarity for attorneys while dashing the hopes of thousands of defendants.
US Supreme Court questions legality of warrantless DNA collection
Exactly two weeks after Gov. Scott Walker proposed expanding DNA collection efforts in Wisconsin for those arrested on felony charges, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a related case Justice Samuel Alito Jr. called “perhaps, the most important criminal procedure case that this court has heard in decades.”
US high court justices take up legal malpractice case
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court appeared reluctant Wednesday to make a federal case out of a legal malpractice claim arising from a patent suit.
High court considers whether counsel affects speedy trial right
During oral arguments that included a rare comment from Justice Clarence Thomas, the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether a state’s failure to give money to court-appointed counsel for a murder defendant should be weighed against the state in determining whether speedy trial rights were violated.
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