High court dispute over union fees could curb labor’s clout
The nation's public employee unions are bracing for a drop in membership and bargaining power if the Supreme Court rules against organized labor in a dispute over union fees.
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High court: DirectTV can cut off class-action lawsuit
The United States Supreme Court ruled Monday that satellite provider DirecTV can avoid a class-action lawsuit in California over early termination fees and force customers into private arbitration hearings instead.
Justices block Alabama court order in lesbian adoption case
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with a lesbian mother who wants to see her adopted children, blocking an Alabama court's order that declared the adoption invalid.
High court rejects LA appeal over $5.7M jury award to felon
The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that upheld the award to Robert Contreras, who was left paralyzed after police shot him multiple times when he fled the scene of a drive-by shooting in 2005.
Justices: Kentucky death sentence wrongly overturned
Justices ruled Monday that a federal appeals court was wrong to overturn Roger Wheeler’s sentence based on the exclusion of a juror who expressed reservations about the death penalty.
‘1 person, 1 vote’ case divides US Supreme Court
A divided U.S. Supreme Court grappled with the meaning of the “one person, one vote” principle, hearing arguments in a case that might transform the way legislative maps are drawn and reduce Hispanic clout in elections.
Justices reject challenge to local assault weapons ban
Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb's ban on assault weapons.
Justices end Californian’s lawsuit against Austrian railway
In their first decision of the term, justices of the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Tuesday that an American woman’s lawsuit could not go forward in U.S. courts.
High court’s election-year lineup rich in high-profile cases
Affirmative action, abortion the Obama health care law and possibly immigration are among big issues that could be decided by the Supreme Court of the United States just months ahead of a presidential campaign season.
High court won’t review Michigan murder case
The Supreme Court of the United States said Monday that it won't consider reinstating the conviction of a Michigan man charged with a 1988 murder in a drug dispute.
Obama’s immigration plan hinges on top US court deadline clash
The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to resolve a procedural dispute that may foreshadow the fate of President Barack Obama’s stalled deferred-deportation program.
Obama lawyers ask Supreme Court to revive immigration plan
President Barack Obama’s administration moved quickly to seek a U.S. Supreme Court hearing on his plan to shield as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, setting up the prospect of a politically charged court battle next year.
Court won’t hear case over grant to Planned Parenthood
The Supreme Court of the United States rejected an anti-abortion group's bid to force disclosure of confidential Planned Parenthood and federal government records about a contract for family planning services in New Hampshire.
Supreme Court upholds former Colt’s ‘jock tax’ victory
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the city of Cleveland over its formula for taxing visiting professional athletes for their work in the city.
Evansville asks US Supreme Court to review SWAT raid ruling
The city of Evansville has asked the Supreme Court of the United States to review a federal appeals court's ruling in a lawsuit filed over a SWAT raid.
IU, Purdue file amicus in university admissions case
Indiana University and Purdue University have joined with six public universities in filing an amicus brief in support of the University of Texas and its diversity-related admissions policies, which are being considered by the Supreme Court of the United States in Fisher v. University of Texas.
Supreme Court justices hint they may limit consumer lawsuits
A divided Supreme Court of the United States indicated it may put limits on consumer lawsuits, questioning arguments by a man seeking to sue over what he says is an error-riddled Internet profile.
SCOTUS to hear law student’s redistricting case
Two things set first-year law student Stephen Shapiro apart from his classmates at American University in Washington. At 55, he’s old enough to be a father to most of his classmates. And on Wednesday, a lawsuit he filed will be heard by the Supreme Court of the United States.
Supreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors
The Supreme Court of the United States appears troubled by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of killing an elderly white woman.
Lower court ruling stands in S&P ratings case
The Supreme Court of the United States won't hear an appeal from shareholders who claim the Standard & Poor's ratings firm made false statements about its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis.