Federal judiciary receives budget boost
The $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the U.S. Congress as a government shutdown loomed included some relief for the federal judiciary.
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SCOTUS affirms search based on misunderstanding of law
Police can use evidence seized during a traffic stop even if it turns out the officers initially pulled a car over based on a misunderstanding of the law, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Monday.
US Supreme Court hears pregnancy discrimination case
The Supreme Court of the United States is weighing how much employers must do to accommodate pregnant workers under a federal law aimed at combating discrimination against them.
Free lecture concludes IU Maurer’s ‘Brown at 60’ series
Award-winning author and DePauw University professor emeritus of history John Dittmer will deliver the final lecture in Indiana University Maurer School of Law’s “Brown at 60” series Dec. 3 at noon. The lecture is free and open to the public in the law school’s moot court room.
Justices weigh free speech rights, Facebook threats
The Supreme Court of the United States struggled Monday over where to draw the line between free speech and illegal threats in the digital age.
Justice Ginsburg undergoes heart surgery
Supreme Court of the United States Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery to place a stent in her right coronary artery.
SCOTUS hears case of fisherman caught in Sarbanes-Oxley net
A dispute involving six-dozen undersized fish has a group of legal scholars arguing the federal government’s tendency to broadly interpret the criminal code runs the risk of making everyone guilty of an illegal act.
Court to consider when second mortgage can be void
The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether homeowners who declare bankruptcy can void a second mortgage if the home's market value has dropped below the amount they owe on the first mortgage.
Same-sex marriage issue squarely before high court
A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court.
US Supreme Court weighs state tax authority
The Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday considered placing new limits on how states can assess income tax on money that residents earn across state lines.
Justices will decide privacy case on hotel records
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed Monday to referee a dispute over police access to hotels' guest information without first getting a search warrant.
US Supreme Court hears dispute over pay for security checks
Several Supreme Court justices seem disinclined to find that employers must pay workers for time spent waiting to go through anti-theft security checks at the end of their shifts.
SCOTUS denial of marriage lawsuits creates historic day
The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States not to hear any of the same-sex marriage cases before it was unexpected but very welcomed by the same-sex couples and their attorneys who challenged Indiana’s marriage ban.
SCOTUS rejects 3 Indiana cases
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday declined to review a ruling that struck down Indianapolis’ limits on the hours that adult bookstores can operate.
Justices’ decision means same-sex marriage legal in Indiana
The decision by the Supreme Court of the United States not to hear any of the same-sex marriage cases before them was unexpected but very welcomed by the same-sex couples and their attorneys who had challenged Indiana’s marriage ban.
Same-sex marriage rulings stand
The Supreme Court of the United States has let stand rulings from the 7th Circuit and other federal courts that will end laws against same-sex marriage in Indiana and other states.
US Supreme Court takes up housing bias case
For the third time in recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.
What if high court rejects gay marriage cases?
The fastest and surest path to marriage for same-sex couples in some parts of the United States would be for the U.S. Supreme Court to surprise everyone and decline to get involved in the issue right now.
US Supreme Court adds gay marriage to Sept. 29 agenda
The U.S. Supreme Court has formally added gay marriage cases to the justices' agenda for their closed-door conference on Sept. 29.
Indiana files same-sex marriage petition with SCOTUS
In the race to get a same-sex marriage case before the Supreme Court of the United States this term, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office is arguing the state’s three lawsuits provide the best vehicle for resolving the same-sex marriage issue.