The public’s assessment of the U.S. Supreme Court fell to its lowest level in more than a quarter-century, according to a poll released less than two months before the justices are expected to rule on health care and illegal immigration cases.
Read More »Outcome unclear for drugmakers’ overtime case
The U.S. Supreme Court questioned whether drugmakers must pay overtime to as many 90,000 sales representatives in a clash that pits the pharmaceutical industry against the Obama administration.
Read More »Jailhouse strip searches backed by Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court backed the use of strip searches of newly arrested people, saying that even people held for minor offenses might be smuggling in weapons or drugs.
Read More »Justices appear set to take on health-care
The U.S. Supreme Court opened its historic arguments on President Barack Obama’s health-care overhaul with several justices suggesting they are prepared to rule this year rather than wait for the law to take full effect.
Read More »Scalia possible Obama ally in health care battle
The fate of President Barack Obama’s health care law may hinge on the administration’s ability to enlist an unlikely ally: Justice Antonin Scalia, the pillar of the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative wing.
Read More »Affirmative action draws High Court scrutiny
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider rolling back university affirmative action programs, entering a racially charged debate by accepting an appeal from a rejected white applicant to the University of Texas.
Read More »Supreme Court limits police use of GPS devices
The U.S. Supreme Court put new limits on the power of police to track criminal suspects’ cars using GPS signals, ruling for the first time on the constitutional implications of the increasingly common devices.
Read More »Supreme Court upholds copyrights on foreign works
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that gave copyright protection to millions of foreign-produced books, movies and musical pieces and may undermine Google Inc.’s effort to create an online library.
Read More »Court throws out Texas judge-drawn districts
As Missouri prepares to defend its new congressional map in court, a legal debacle in Texas proves redistricting isn’t easy anywhere.
Read More »Health care hearing at Supreme Court set for March
The U.S. Supreme Court said it will hear arguments on President Barack Obama’s health-care law over three days, from March 26 to March 28.
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court declines student social media cases
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider how much free speech protection students have for items they post on the Internet, turning away a set of cases involving the use of the social-networking site MySpace.com.
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