Workers don’t have a federal right to be paid for time spent in post-shift security searches, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that will help Amazon.com Inc. fend off lawsuits seeking more than $100 million.
Read More »BP rejected by Supreme Court on Gulf spill payments
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review BP Plc’s $9.7 billion settlement over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, turning away the company’s argument that hundreds of millions of dollars are going to businesses that weren’t harmed.
Read More »Bank of America gets U.S. Supreme Court review on mortgages
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two Bank of America Corp. appeals that seek to give lenders more leverage over homeowners who file for bankruptcy protection.
Read More »Health-care law faces new threat as U.S. Supreme Court weighs appeal
The fate of President Barack Obama’s health-care law is again in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Read More »Supreme Court turns into Night Court in October of oddities
It’s been a weird month at the U.S. Supreme Court. The oldest justice pulls an all-nighter. Another accidentally stops gay weddings in Nevada. And the court makes its mark on same-sex marriage, abortion and the November election without offering any explanation.
Read More »Texas voter-ID law allowed by Supreme Court
A divided U.S. Supreme Court let Texas enforce a voter-identification law that a federal trial judge said was aimed at reducing black and Hispanic turnout.
Read More »U.S. Justice Kennedy temporarily halts gay marriage in Idaho
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy temporarily halted gay marriage in Idaho, just a day after a federal appeals court legalized it and minutes before the state was to begin issuing licenses.
Read More »Gay marriage cleared in new states after high court defers
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected calls for a nationwide ruling on same-sex marriage, a rebuff that lets gays marry in as many as 11 new states and leaves legal uncertainty elsewhere.
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Read More »Judicial campaign solicitations draw U.S. Supreme Court review
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether candidates for judgeships have a constitutional right to solicit campaign contributions, agreeing to hear a case that tests the balance between free speech and judicial integrity.
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Read More »Redistricting gets U.S. high court hearing in political clash
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether states can use independent commissions to draw federal congressional district boundaries in a test of efforts to make elections more competitive.
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Read More »U.S. Supreme Court to hear landmark housing law
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether people suing for housing discrimination must prove they were victims of intentional bias, in a case that may give long-sought protection to the lending industry.
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