SCOTUS takes on fight over partisan electoral maps
The Supreme Court of the United States is taking on a case about partisan advantage in redistricting that could affect elections across the United States.
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Justices say law on offensive trademarks is unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down part of a law that bans offensive trademarks, ruling in favor of an Asian-American rock band called the Slants and giving a major boost to the Washington Redskins in their separate legal fight over the team name.
Trump visiting Supreme Court as justices weigh travel ban
President Donald Trump is making his first U.S. Supreme Court visit at a moment of high legal drama. The justices are weighing what to do with the president's ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries.
Gorsuch has unanimous first opinion for Supreme Court
Justice Neil Gorsuch's first Supreme Court opinion Monday stayed true to what Gorsuch promised in his nomination hearing and to the reputation for good writing he developed as an appellate judge.
Justices strike down gender differences in citizenship law
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday struck down part of an unusual law that treats fathers and mothers differently when it comes to conferring citizenship on children born outside the U.S.
High court ruling speeds up generic biotech drug approval
A unanimous United States Supreme Court is speeding up the time for generic biotech drugs to become available to the public in a ruling that means a loss of billions in sales to the makers of original versions.
Justices side with Microsoft in Xbox 360 class action case
The Supreme Court of the United States is giving Microsoft Corp. another chance to stop a class action lawsuit filed by owners of the Xbox 360 video game system who claim the console has a design defect that scratches game discs.
Ginsburg earns $204,000 from book of collected writings
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earned $204,000 last year in royalties from her new book, a collection of writings and speeches from the court's oldest member.
Meet America’s latest fitness star: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons and Ruth Bader Ginsburg? The 84-year-old Supreme Court justice is about to join the ranks of workout superstars with a book about her exercise routine.
New high court challenge to labor unions follows 4-4 split
Conservative groups are wasting little time in trying to deal a crippling blow to labor unions now that Justice Neil Gorsuch has joined the U.S. Supreme Court.
High court limits seizure of assets from drug conspiracies
The Supreme Court of the United States is limiting the government's ability to seize assets from people who are convicted of drug crimes but receive little of the illegal proceeds.
SCOTUS will review police use of cellphone tower data
In a new case about digital age technology and privacy, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether police need warrants to review cellphone towers records that help them track the location of criminal suspects.
Justices limit recovery in securities fraud cases
The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday made it tougher for the government to recover ill-gotten gains from people convicted of securities fraud, ruling that such recoveries are subject to a five-year statute of limitations.
Justices side with religious hospitals in pension dispute
Religious hospitals don't have to comply with federal laws protecting pension plans, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that affects retirement benefits for roughly a million workers nationwide.
Trump assails Justice Department court strategy on travel ban
President Donald Trump lashed out at his own Justice Department Monday for seeking the Supreme Court's backing for a "watered down, politically correct version" of the travel ban he signed in March instead of a broader directive that was also blocked by the courts.
ABA supports Supreme Court review of ‘enemy combatant’
A Guantanamo Bay detainee, represented by Indianapolis criminal defense attorney Richard Kammen, has picked up support from the American Bar Association in his challenge to the validity of the military tribunal to try him.
U.S. Supreme Court: selling product exhausts patent
In a decision that Zimmer Biomet and other medical device manufacturers argued will change their industry, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Tuesday that patent holders cannot keep their patent protections after they sell their products.
SCOTUS suspends wrong lawyer over ‘mistaken identity’
When the Supreme Court of the United States suspended a prominent Massachusetts lawyer and threatened him with disbarment, it started a Boston legal drama that took two weeks to resolve.
Travel ban to test Supreme Court view of presidential power
The U.S. Supreme Court may soon decide how courts are supposed to view presidential power in the age of Donald Trump.
High court ruling may give voter rights groups a strong tool
The Supreme Court’s ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts relied too heavily on race should give voting-rights advocates a potent tool to fight other electoral maps drawn to give Republicans an advantage in the state.