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U.S. Supreme Court

Dec 10, 2018

Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a possibly incendiary case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their attempts to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood.

Nov 13, 2018

Supreme Court to hear Virginia GOP’s districting appeal

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that were struck down by a lower court for being racially discriminatory.

Nov 5, 2018

SCOTUS rejects net neutrality appeal

The U.S. Supreme Court has ended the court fight over repealed Obama-era "net neutrality" rules that required internet providers to treat all online traffic equally.

Oct 30, 2018

Court limits insurer’s payout in massive wildfire

The state Supreme Court is limiting an insurance company's payout in a massive northwestern Wisconsin wildfire.

Oct 24, 2018

Federal appeals court decision could reverse employees’ $10M arbitration award

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a decision Monday clarifying that disputes over the interpretation of class-action waivers in employment agreements must be decided by a district court – not an arbitrator.

Oct 16, 2018

Trial date set for April in Wisconsin redistricting case

The trial date for a federal lawsuit challenging Republican-drawn legislative boundaries in Wisconsin has been set for April 2.

Oct 12, 2018

MLB: League should get cut from casino wagers on sport

Major League Baseball and the casino industry are entrenched in their views on a league proposal to get a cut from wagers placed on the sport following the repeal of a federal ban on sports betting earlier this year.

Oct 10, 2018

Politically charged census case heads to SCOTUS

Newly sworn in Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh may face his first politically charged case after a federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to be deposed about putting a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

Oct 8, 2018

Bitter fight over Kavanaugh shadows a conservative court

The moment conservatives have dreamed about for decades has arrived with Brett Kavanaugh joining the Supreme Court.

Oct 5, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh clears crucial Senate hurdle

The Senate pushed Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination past a big procedural hurdle Friday, setting up a likely final showdown this weekend in a spellbinding battle that's seen claims of long-ago sexual assault by the nominee threaten President Donald Trump's effort to tip the court rightward for decades.

Oct 3, 2018

US Supreme Court could limit execution of people with dementia

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared willing Tuesday to extend protection from capital punishment to people with dementia who can't recall their crime or understand the circumstances of their execution.

Oct 2, 2018

White House tells FBI it can talk to anyone about Kavanaugh

The White House has given the FBI clearance to interview anyone it wants to by Friday in its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

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