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The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Cullen v. Pinholster that review under the federal habeas law is limited to the record that was before the state court, reinstating...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Astra USA v. Santa Clara County, CA that health care providers that are third-party beneficiaries of a government contract may...

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 8-1 in Milner v. Department of the Navy that the government may not withhold certain information under the Freedom of...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 in FCC v. AT&T that the 7(C) "personal privacy" exemption to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) ...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Staub v. Proctor Hospital that an employer may be held liable for employment discrimination based on discriminatory motivations...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 in Henderson v. Shinseki that the 120-day statute of limitations for challenging a denial of veteran's benefits is not...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 6-2 in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth that section 22(b)(1) of the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 provides blanket...

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Alabama Department of Revenue that a railroad may challenge sales and use taxes that apply to...

US President Barack Obama announced Monday that he will nominate veteran Supreme Court lawyer and former clerk for Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Donald Verrilli for the position of solicitor general . Verrilli, who...

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Thompson v. North American Stainless that a third party can sue his employer for retaliation. Eric Thompson was fired from North American...