U.S. Supreme Court
Recent News About U.S. Supreme Court
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Bill to televise U.S. SC passes committee
Chief Justice John Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted in favor of allowing cameras into the U.S. Supreme Court. -
Texas AG supports new redistricting maps
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is pleased with the latest proposed redistricting maps. -
Coakley, Cuccinelli to debate health care law
Coakley WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two state attorneys general will square off in a discussion next week about the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's federal health care law. -
Keep Fair Housing Act strong, AGs argue to U.S. SC
Coakley WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Twelve state attorneys general have joined in an amicus brief submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving the Fair Housing Act. -
Texas AG, minority group begin negotiations over redistricting
Abbott SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office and a minority group opposing the state's redrawn redistricting maps are reportedly negotiating a settlement in order to meet an April 3 primary deadline. -
Workers rights group seeks to disqualify NLRB appointee
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for the National Right to Work Foundation filed motions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board seeking to disqualify President Barack Obama's recent appointees. -
Report: GOP preparing bill to replace ObamaCare
Pitts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - House Republicans say they are preparing legislation that would replace President Barack Obama's much maligned health care law. -
Mont. AG opposes business group in campaign finance case
Bullock HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock is asking the state Supreme Court to shoot down a motion by a group of business organizations to stay a decision by the Court last month upholding a state election law. -
U.S. SC issues stay in W.Va. redistricting case
Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Supreme Court justices have plunged West Virginia elections more deeply into uncertainty. -
LA Times press workers file charges against Teamsters
LOS ANGELES -- Two Los Angeles Times printing press operators have filed federal charges with the National Labor Relations Board against a local Teamster union for violating their rights. -
Supreme Court says telemarketing cases eligible for federal courts
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court says lawsuits by private persons for violation of the "Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA)" can be heard in federal courts. -
U.S. SC approves nuisance call lawsuits for federal court
Ginsburg WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that people can sue telemarketers and other businesses in federal courts, in addition to state courts, for nuisance phone calls. -
AGs file brief in support of ObamaCare
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys general from 14 states and territories on Friday filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the federal health care law. -
W.Va. AG reaches $13.5 million settlement with Capital One
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw said Tuesday his office has reached a $13.5 million settlement with Capital One over the bank's past credit card practices. -
Mont. AG appears on talk show to discuss state SC ruling
Bullock NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock appeared on a prime time talk show Thursday to discuss his state's position on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on corporate campaign spending. -
Two Wis. employees file brief favoring bargaining reform
Walker MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Two Wisconsin public employees have filed an amicus curiae brief supporting Gov. Scott Walker's reform of collective bargaining procedures. -
Supreme Court to hear Texas redistricting arguments
Abbott WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will step into the fight over Texas' redistricting maps. -
Business group files brief in ObamaCare lawsuit
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A business organization challenging President Barack Obama's health care reform submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday that calls for the entire package to be struck. -
Mont. SC upholds ban on direct corporate contributions
Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock represented the State. HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 ruling on corporate campaign spending is not in conflict with a state election law in Montana, the state's supreme court has ruled. -
N.J. group opposes consumer contracts legislation
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A New Jersey tort reform group says legislation recently passed by the state's General Assembly may be in conflict with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision.