The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Filarsky v. Delia that a private individual temporarily retained by the government to carry out its work is entitled to seek qualified immunity [Cornell LII...
The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd v. Novo Nordisk A/S that a generic drug manufacturer may employ the counterclaim provision of the Hatch-Waxman Act to...
The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of County of Burlington that a suspect's Fourth Amendment rights were not violated when he was strip searched...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Moncrieffe v. Holder to determine whether a conviction under a provision of state law that encompasses, but is not limited to, the...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Florida v. Harris to determine whether an alert by a well-trained narcotics detection dog certified to detect illegal contraband is sufficient to...
The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Martinez v. Ryan on a defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim. Luis Mariano Martinez was convicted on two sexual assault counts related to the alleged...
The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in two capital cases. In Ryan v. Gonzales , the court will determine whether 18 USC § 3599(a)(2) , which provides that an indigent...
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that would require voters to show photo ID at the polls. Supporters of the proposed legislation say that it will combat voter fraud, but opponents fear...
Prosecutors at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Wednesday demanded a 28-year prison sentence for former Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj . Delivering...
Virginia Govenor Bob McDonnell on Wednesday signed legislation that will require women to have an ultrasound before undergoing an abortion . The bill was approved by the House of Delegates and the Senate...
