The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Packingham v. North Carolina and Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions . In Packingham the court considered whether a law that bans the use of social media for...
The US Supreme Court affirmed the judgment in Independence Institute v. Federal Election Commission in a summary disposition on Monday. The case revolved around whether Congress may require organizations engaged in policy...
A Volkswagen (VW) executive pleaded not guilty in the wake of VW's emissions scandal. Oliver Schmidt, the former general manager of VW's environmental and engineering office, was arrested in Miami last month and charged with conspiracy...
The Illinois State Board of Education voted on Thursday to approve a settlement of a lawsuit claiming discriminatory school funding. The vote resolved litigation over the Chicago Urban League's (CUL) 2008 lawsuit claiming [Daily...
The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday Buck v. Davis in favor of a death row inmate seeking a new sentencing hearing. The inmate, Duane Buck, claims that his own lawyers stated during trial that he...
The US Supreme Court ruled in Life Technologies Corporation v. Promega Corporation on Wednesday that the supply of a single component in a multi-component patented invention for manufacture overseas does not violate Section 271(f)(1)...
A lawsuit was filed against Delaware Governor John Carney on Tuesday arguing that a provision in the state's constitution requiring a political balance of judges in the state's courts is unconstitutional. In the complaint,...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the cross-border shooting of a Mexican citizen by a US Border Patrol Agent. In Hernandez v. Mesa , the court is considering the extraterritorial application of the Fourth...
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Monday that prosecutors can seek the death penalty during an ongoing case despite constitutional concerns with Florida's death penalty law. Last October the state's Supreme Court ruled ...
An Iowa union filed a lawsuit Monday challenging a new Iowa law that eliminates most collective bargaining rights for public workers. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61 ...
