Supreme Court says Fed’s Lisa Cook can stay in her job for now
The court's decision means Cook can stay in her position as her challenge to her dismissal plays out in the…
Supreme Court restricts use of geofence warrants
Writing for the 6-3 majority, Justice Elena Kagan said that the technique, known as geofencing, violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition…
A day after Alito’s testy response to Sotomayor’s dissent, court says it was a ‘misunderstanding’
During Supreme Court opinions Thursday, Justice Samuel Alito, who wrote the majority opinion in an asylum case, appeared to rebut…
U.S. Supreme Court backs Monsanto in its fight against liability from popular weed killer
The central issue in the Roundup case, filed by Missouri resident John Durnell, was who decides what should appear on…
Trump can begin deportations of Syrian, Haitian TPS holders, Supreme Court says
Writing for the court majority, Justice Samuel Alito that under the TPS law, the president has unreviewable authority to end…
Supreme Court says U.S. can turn away asylum-seekers at the border
By a 6 to 3 vote, the high court ruled that that federal law allows the government to to stop…
Supreme Court bars ‘vampire rules’ on gun ownership
In a 6-3 ideologically divided decision, the high court said that requiring permission in advance is an undue burden on…
Supreme Court rules that prison guards can’t be sued for shaving Rastafarian’s head
The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue the…
Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man’s intellectual disability case in capital case
The court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he…
Supreme Court sides with marijuana user who was barred from owning guns
The court ruled that the law used to prosecute a marijuana user violated his Second Amendment right to bear arms…