A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be required to pay all the profits it earned from 11 ...
Read More »Justices seem wary of limiting insider trading prosecutions
The Supreme Court seemed unlikely on Wednesday to place new limits on the ability of prosecutors to crack down on insider trading on Wall Street. Most of the justices said during arguments in a closely watched case that insider trading ...
Read More »High court overturns former VA governor’s conviction
A unanimous Supreme Court on Monday overturned the corruption conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in a ruling that makes it harder to prosecute elected officials accused of bribery. The justices ruled the jury received faulty instructions about what ...
Read More »Mourners pay respects to late Justice Scalia
Justice Antonin Scalia’s flag-draped casket was carried up the marble steps of the Supreme Court Friday in a somber procession that began a day of ceremony and tribute to one of the court’s most influential members. Scalia’s eight Supreme Court colleagues, his ...
Read More »Dispute over Internet data collection splits high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — No one at the Supreme Court on Monday disputed the fact that an online profile of Thomas Robins was riddled with false and misleading information. The profile of the Virginia resident compiled by Internet search site Spokeo.com ...
Read More »Supreme Court strikes down Maryland tax law
The Supreme Court on Monday struck down as unconstitutional a Maryland tax that has the effect of double-taxing income residents earn in other states. Maryland officials say the 5-4 ruling means the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in tax ...
Read More »5 arrested in protest inside Supreme Court
Protesters disrupted Supreme Court proceedings on Wednesday for the second time this year with shouted criticism of the court's previous rulings on campaign finance.
Read More »High court limits securities suits over deceptive comments
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that investors can’t sue companies for making misleading statements of opinion prior to a public stock offering just because those statements ultimately turn out to be wrong.
Read More »Supreme Court considers impact of disability law on police
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed skeptical that the nation's disabilities law requires police to take special precautions when arresting armed and violent suspects who are mentally ill.
Tagged with: Americans with Disabilities Act
Read More »Supreme Court allows challenge to Colorado Internet tax law
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that federal courts can hear a dispute over Colorado's Internet tax law. One justice suggested it was time to reconsider the ban on state collection of sales taxes from companies outside their borders.
Tagged with: Internet taxes
Read More »Supreme Court sharply divided over housing bias cases
The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday in a debate over a decades-old strategy for fighting discrimination in housing.
Tagged with: Fair Housing Act
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