Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor on Monday to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have decided to hear a case challenging the 2002 creation of an agency that oversees the auditors of public companies.
Richard Sanders OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-The state of Washington does not have to pay for state Supreme Court Justice Richard Sander's defense against ethics complaints, the high court ruled Thursday.
Sears ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears has plenty on her plate even if she is not picked by President Barack Obama to become the U.S. Supreme Court's next justice.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The majority of Americans say they are in no hurry for President Barack Obama to specifically appoint a minority or a woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, a poll indicates.
Lisa Jackson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-If the U.S. government opts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions it could be a catastrophic blow to the nation's already struggling economy, an Obama administration memo says.
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline)-Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is being mentioned as a possible replacement for U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter who is retiring the summer.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if tobacco distributors can be sued by the City of New York for not paying the City's taxes when they ship mail orders.
Souter WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter has announced his retirement from the Court, giving President Barack Obama the opportunity to pick his successor.
Cuomo WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court justices heard arguments on Tuesday over the ability of state attorneys general to file discrminatory lending lawsuits against national banks.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court said this week it is not interested in hearing an appeal from a Mississippi trial lawyer convicted of bilking a drug company out of millions of dollars in Fen-Phen claims.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-By allowing a New Jersey woman to sue a company over the mercury poisoning she allegedly suffered from eating the company's canned albacore tuna, the U.S. Supreme Court may have opened a can of legal worms, one observer said.
Norm Coleman (R) ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline)-Republican Norm Coleman on Monday filed court papers indicating that he is appealing his election loss to the Minnesota Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A New Jersey woman can sue a tuna fish producer over the mercury poisoning she allegedly suffered from eating the company's canned albacore tuna, the U.S. Supreme Court said Monday.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether a city can use race as a hiring or promotional standard for its employees.
Olson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A former U.S. solicitor general recently wrote that allowing state attorneys general to file lawsuits against national banks could result in "burdensome oversight" over their lending practices.
Al Franken (D) ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline)-It is unlikely that the Minnesota Supreme Court has heard the last argument in the protracted election lawsuit between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken who are vying for a seat in the U.S. Senate.
Terry Goddard (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)- Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer has put the state's Democratic attorney general on notice: Don't overstep your legal boundaries.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court says it will hear a case involving a dispute over $10.5 million awarded to plaintiffs' attorneys who litigated a class action over foster care deficiencies.
James Copland WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to hear an appeal of a $79.5 million punitive damages award against tobacco company Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA unit could signal an "uphill battle" for tort reform efforts, a leading expert said.