Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for juveniles facing non-homicide charges
The US Supreme Court on Monday held in Graham v. Florida that the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishments prohibits the imprisonment of a...
Supreme Court strikes down life sentences for juveniles facing non-homicide charges
The US Supreme Court on Monday held in Graham v. Florida that the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishments prohibits the imprisonment of a...
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Renico v. Lett that double jeopardy is not violated by a new trial after a state trial court...
Supreme Court rules public health officials immune from constitutional claims
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Hui v. Castaneda that Public Health Service (PHS) officers or employees are immune from Bivens actions for harms...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Salazar v. Buono that the lower courts were wrong to ban government from transferring public land containing a religious...
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Salazar v. Buono that the lower courts were wrong to ban government from transferring public land containing a religious...
Supreme Court rules class arbitration may not be imposed on parties absent agreement
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-3 in Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds International that imposing class arbitration on parties when that issue is silent in...
Supreme Court rules class arbitration may not be imposed absent agreement
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 5-3 in Stolt-Nielsen SA v. AnimalFeeds International that imposing class arbitration on parties when that issue is silent in the...
Supreme Court rules attorney's fees may be enhanced in 'extraordinary circumstances'
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Perdue v. Kentucky that calculation of an attorney's fee based on the lodestar may be increased due to superior...
Obama to consider women's rights in Supreme Court nomination
US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will take into account a potential nominee's position on individual liberty, including women's rights, when nominating a Supreme Court justice. Speaking at a meeting with Senate leaders, Obama acknowledged...
Supreme Court rules legal error no defense against fair debt collection violation
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 7-2 in Jerman v. Carlisle that a debt collector's legal error does not qualify for the bona fide error defense...