Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down aging energy pipeline
Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court.
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Lilly asks U.S. Supreme Court to rule part of False Claims Act unconstitutional
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker is challenging a $183.7 million judgment in a case brought by a pharmacist who alleged Lilly made false claims about rebates to the federal Medicaid program.
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RICO suit vs. Lilly could reap billions if successful
Lilly denies the claims, which are related to the labeling of a drug some 16 years ago, and has fought the use of so-called RICO statutes as the basis of the case.
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of economic agenda
The court majority did not address whether companies could get refunded for the billions they have collectively paid in tariffs.
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1935 case involving Wabash College grad back in U.S. Supreme Court spotlight
For 90 years, a U.S. Supreme Court decision centered on the disputed firing of a Hoosier-born Federal Trade Commission member has protected the leaders of independent federal agencies from being dismissed by the president without cause. But that could change.
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Supreme Court seems wary of limiting federal regulators’ power in data privacy case
Telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T appealed to the justices after the Federal Communications Commission found they sold customers’ location data without proper safeguards.
Banks rejected by Supreme Court in municipal bond price-fixing case
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a class action lawsuit that seeks billions of dollars from Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and other financial institutions.
Supreme Court justices turn children’s books into big paydays
What at first glance might seem odd — some of the smartest (and busiest) legal minds in the country writing books for kids —is actually close to becoming a majority opinion at the high court.
Supreme Court hands win to oil and gas companies fighting environmental lawsuits
Backed by the Trump administration, the companies argued the case belongs in federal court because the work started as an effort to quickly increase the supply of aviation gasoline for the U.S. government during World War II. The high court agreed.
Justice Sotomayor issues rare apology for remarks about conservative colleague
The personal swipe came during a talk at the University of Kansas School of Law, when Sotomayor suggested that Justice Kavanaugh lacked the life experience to appreciate the potential impacts of his opinion on immigration stops.
Trump ready if any justices retire early, citing Ginsburg
Asked about the future of two older members of the court, Justice Samuel Alito, 76, and Justice Clarence Thomas, 77, Trump cited Ginsburg’s decision to stay on into her 80s and after repeated bouts of cancer, leaving Trump to replace her when she died.
New disclosures reveal how DOGE actually worked
The disclosures have confirmed news coverage from last year about the extent of DOGE cuts and identified several key DOGE figures operating in federal agencies.
Trump administration’s volume of emergency docket appeals ‘unprecedented,’ Sotomayor says
While designed to be short-term, those orders have largely allowed Trump to move ahead for now with key parts of his sweeping agenda.
Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction
The move frees a trial judge to act on the Republican administration’s pending request to dismiss Steve Bannon’s conviction and indictment “in the interests of justice.”
Supreme Court casts doubt on Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship as he attends arguments
The birthright citizenship order, which Trump signed the first day of his second term, is part of his Republican administration’s broad immigration crackdown.
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ+ youths
Justice Neil Gorsuch’s opinion drew support from liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor.
Supreme Court won’t reconsider ‘Tiger King’ murder-for-hire conviction
The decision means Joseph Maldonado-Passage’s conviction will stand.
Trump officials cite white supremacists in bid to end birthright citizenship
The Trump administration has tapped Alexander Porter Morse as an authority in its push to upend long-settled law that virtually everyone born in the United States is a citizen.
Supreme Court sides with internet provider in copyright fight with record labels over downloads
The justices ruled unanimously Wednesday that Cox Communications bears no liability for the illegal music downloads of its customers.
Supreme Court sounds skeptical of state laws allowing late-arriving ballots
A ruling is expected by late June, early enough to govern the counting of ballots in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.
Former Portage mayor gets 3 years probation for obstructing IRS
U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly Brady handed down the sentence Tuesday, putting a close to James Snyder’s 10-year-old fight with the government over bribery allegations.
Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year
The administration has moved quickly to impose new tariffs, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that that new levies “will result in virtually unchanged tariff revenue in 2026.″
Trump administration kicks off new process to try to replace tariffs struck down by Supreme Court
The administration opened a trade investigation to examine whether excess industrial capacity and government backing could give foreign manufacturers an unfair advantage over U.S. companies.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson criticizes Supreme Court emergency rulings
Emergency cases are different from those on the court’s regular docket in part because the justices often don’t explain their rationale for rulings, which usually come before lower courts have fully considered the merits of an issue and made final rulings.