Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- A proposed natural gas pipeline in Connecticut has been stopped by the U.S. Supreme Court, upholding Connecticut's denial of a key environmental permit, ending an almost decade long fight to stop the pipeline's construction.
Blankenship WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear the larger of two recent appeals involving Massey Energy and the West Virginia courts system.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Attorneys general from Colorado and Kansas on Monday will appear before the U.S. Supreme Court to settle a dispute over expert witness fees related to a long-running water dispute.
Rob McKenna (R) TUMWATER, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna says he plans to ask state lawmakers next year to ban the shipment of Internet-purchased cigarettes to anyone other than licensed wholesalers or retail stores.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A paralyzed man who has sued hundreds of California small businesses to gain accommodations for the disabled on Monday lost his appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an order requiring special permission for him to file new lawsuits.
Benjamin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin should have recused himself from the $50 million case of a heavy campaign supporter.
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The former deputy Pennsylvania attorney general who challenged Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's qualifications to be president has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Barton "Buzz" Thompson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appointed a Stanford law professor to sort out the facts in a water dispute between Montana and Wyoming.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) -The first payment to victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill could be delayed because of a lawsuit filed by a fish processing plant that objects to how the money is set to be allocated.
Randall Shepard INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline)-Indiana voters next month will have a chance to either retain or replace three justices on the state Supreme Court.
Morris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A state Court of Appeals decision allowing contingency fee counsel to be hired by public officials is inconsistent with a past California Supreme Court decision, according to attorneys for a paint company.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-When the U.S. Supreme Court justices return to the bench today for the first time since June 26, they will hear oral arguments in a closely watched case involving federal preemption.
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Five members of the U.S. Supreme Court were among those who on Sunday attended the annual Red Mass, held the day before the nation's highest court begins its fall term.
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett, who wants the high court to overturn a recent state court decision that prevents Hawaii from selling or transferring 1.2 million acres of ceded lands.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, famous for its liberal, ground-breaking legal decisions, is at it again.