The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in two separate cases challenging bans on assault-style weapons. The court denied the appeals without comment, letting stand lower court rulings that had upheld the bans [JURIST...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar , a case dealing with fraud claims against federal contractors. The question before the court was whether the...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States in favor of a veteran-owned business in a challenge against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) . In 2006...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. on the standard for awarding attorney's fees under § 505 of the Copyright Act . Under the act, the...
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an executive order by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restoring the voting rights of certain felons. McAuliffe signed an executive order in April restoring the voting rights...
Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled Monday that an investigation into the country's 1989 revolution can reopened. The prosecutor general's office said in October that the investigation into the events of December...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Monday in Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust that Section 903(1) of the Bankruptcy Code preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act. The federal bankruptcy code preempts state...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in Williams v. Pennsylvania that Pennsylvania's Chief Justice should have recused himself from a death penalty case in which he formerly served as prosecutor. Terrance Williams was...
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Thursday in Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle that the double jeopardy clause bars Puerto Rico and the US from successively prosecuting a single person for...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Simmons v. Himmelreich that an inmate's lawsuit against a prison guard may proceed. The court held that the dismissal of the inmate's claim under the Federal...
