Apr 28 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case on Cisco's alleged role in China's persecution of Falun Gong By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court seems likely to grant tech giant Cisco’s bid to shut down a lawsuit claiming that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement in China. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch 6:33 A look at health concerns as Roundup case reaches Supreme Court By Ali Rogin, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura, Leila Jackson The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could reshape a years-long legal fight over Roundup, the most widely used weedkiller. The chemical has been a critical tool for industrial agriculture across the world, but thousands of lawsuits allege… Continue watching
Apr 27 Haitians and Syrians aren't only immigrants watching Supreme Court arguments on Temporary Protected Status By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press Many Salvadorans have lived in the United States for 25 years under Temporary Protected Status, which allows those already in the country to stay with work permits. Continue reading
Apr 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers case on Roundup weed killer cancer warning labels By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed divided Monday over whether to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the maker of the weedkiller Roundup failed to warn people it could cause cancer. Continue reading
Apr 27 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers whether geofence warrants for cellphones violate 4th Amendment By Mark Sherman, Associated Press With geofence warrants, police do not have a suspect, only a location where a crime took place. They work in reverse to identify people who were in the area. Continue reading
Apr 22 Supreme Court revives wounded veteran's lawsuit against a contractor over suicide bombing By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for a veteran wounded by a suicide bomb in Afghanistan to sue the government contractor for whom the attacker was working when he built the explosive. Continue reading
Apr 22 Supreme Court rules for Michigan in its fight to shut down an aging energy pipeline By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state's lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an aging pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court. Continue reading
Apr 21 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems skeptical of limiting FCC's power to fine companies By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Telecommunications giants Verizon and AT&T appealed to the Supreme Court after the Federal Communications Commission found they sold customers’ location data without proper safeguards and slapped the companies with hefty penalties totaling over $100 million. Continue reading
Apr 20 Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The faith-based facilities argue it's unconstitutional to bar them from a taxpayer-funded free preschool program because of their admission restrictions on LGBTQ+ families and kids. Continue reading
Apr 17 Supreme Court gives oil and gas companies win in Louisiana environmental lawsuit By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740 million to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading