U.S. Supreme Court
Recent News About U.S. Supreme Court
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SCOTUS declines to hear moldy washing machine suits
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Manufacturers, business groups join AGs in challenge to EPA ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Manufacturers and business groups are joining more than 20 state attorneys general in challenging the federal Environmental Protection Agency over its decision to rescind parts of a Clean Water Act permit issued to a West Virginia coal mining company. -
Confirmation vote for third D.C. Circuit nominee expected later this week
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the confirmation of Robert Leon Wilkins to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit before the end of the week. -
Conn. AG issues statement on settlement negotiations with SEBAC
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen issued a statement Monday on the opening of settlement negotiations with the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition. -
U.S. SC hears arguments in lawsuit over cross-state air pollution regulations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging air pollution standards Tuesday. -
U.S. SC sides with Va. business in case over forum-selection clause
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that companies can use forum-selection clauses in their business contracts to dictate where disputes can be litigated. -
U.S. SC declines to review online tax dispute
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear arguments in a challenge over whether online retailers must pay sales taxes to states, even if they're not physically located in the states. -
U.S. SC declines to hear university's case over health care law
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law by a private, Christian university. -
U.S. SC to hear arguments in contraceptive mandate cases
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments from two companies that say they should be able to claim religious exemptions from the federal health care law's contraceptive mandate. -
U.S. SC agrees to hear securities class action litigation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that business groups argue challenges a key precedent in securities class action cases. -
U.S. SC removes Chesley from its rolls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Prominent plaintiffs lawyer Stanley Chesley can no longer practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Okla. AG now seeking U.S. SC review of regional haze lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Thursday he intends to seek U.S. Supreme Court review of the state's regional haze lawsuit against the federal Environmental Protection Agency. -
U.S. SC hears arguments in case over whistleblower protections
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments in a case questioning who is protected from retaliation after reporting a company's wrongdoing. -
Legal group calls on U.S. SC to protect copyright owners' right of public performance
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Washington, D.C.-based legal foundation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling that, it contends, threatens to legitimize a business model based entirely on the "unauthorized, for-profit exploitation of the copyrighted works of others." -
Senate Republicans block second D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Senate Republicans again have blocked one of President Barack Obama's nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. -
Legal group calls D.C. Circuit's contraceptive mandate ruling 'partial victory,' plans to appeal to U.S. SC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A pro-life legal group that focuses on constitutional law said it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case over the federal health care law's contraceptive mandate, despite a mostly favorable federal appeals court ruling Friday.
