The court will hear arguments Wednesday on a Halliburton Co. appeal targeting the legal doctrine that underlies the vast majority of securities-fraud class actions.
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Read More »The court will hear arguments Wednesday on a Halliburton Co. appeal targeting the legal doctrine that underlies the vast majority of securities-fraud class actions.
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Read More »The Obama administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that the Environmental Protection Agency’s mandate to regulate vehicles’ greenhouse-gas emissions trigger the agency to regulate buildings’ emissions as well.
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Read More »The industries primarily affected by the requirements are power plants, chemical facilities, oil and gas projects and cement plants.
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Read More »The justices’ analysis could provide important guidance as other cases addressing the scope of individuals’ expectation of privacy in the information contained in their mobile phones make their way through the courts.
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Read More »The court issued a one-page, unsigned order granting injunctive relief to an order of Catholic nuns while the 10th Circuit considers the merits of their challenge to the contraception coverage requirement of the Affordable Care Act.
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Read More »The ruling left many patent attorneys wanting more guidance on how to help their clients avoid landing in the courtroom in the first place.
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Read More »The court on Monday gave airlines greater immunity from lawsuits when they report potential security threats. The justices also ruled for U.S. Steel Corp. by saying companies in many cases don’t have to pay workers for time spent putting on and taking off safety gear.
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Read More »The one-page order, which came without published dissent after more than three weeks of deliberations, represents a compromise on an issue that might have divided the justices along ideological lines.
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Read More »Trying to secure a bargain on a gun purchase landed a former cop in jail. The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court must now decide if that was the right outcome.
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Read More »The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court used a parade of hypotheticals involving speeding, kidnapping and terrorist threats to try to pinpoint just when information from an anonymous tip can serve as the basis for a police traffic stop.
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Read More »The battle over ownership rights to the Oscar-nominated film “Raging Bull” landed at the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, as the daughter of the movie’s co-writer sought the justices’ help to avoid a knockout of her copyright infringement claim.
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