Jan 15 Justices to hear free speech clash over offensive trademarks By Sam Hananel, Associated Press On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether a law barring disparaging trademarks violates a band's free-speech rights. Continue reading
Jan 11 High court considers higher standard for students with disabilities By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Most of the justices indicated during arguments that school districts must offer more than the bare minimum of services to children with special needs. But they struggled over how to clarify the law without inviting even more litigation between frustrated… Continue reading
Jan 02 5 things to know about the incoming Republican Congress By Donna Cassata, Associated Press On Tuesday at noon, members of the 115th Congress will be sworn in, with an emboldened GOP intent on unraveling eight years of President Barack Obama's Democratic agenda. Continue reading
Dec 21 Death sentences decline sharply as public attitudes shift By Sam Hananel, Associated Press Only 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s. Continue reading
Dec 19 Chief Justice Roberts denies bid to force Senate action on Garland nomination By Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts has denied a lawyer's bid to get the Supreme Court to force the Senate to consider the high court nomination of Judge Merrick Garland. Continue reading
Dec 12 Supreme Court leaves $1 billion NFL concussion settlement in place By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected challenges to the estimated $1 billion plan by the NFL to settle thousands of concussion lawsuits filed by former players. Continue reading
Dec 06 Justices uphold Katrina fraud verdict against State Farm By Mark Sherman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005's Hurricane Katrina. Continue reading
Dec 06 High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. Continue reading
Dec 03 Supreme Court to hear cases about use of race in redistricting By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases examining redistricting in North Carolina and Virginia. Continue reading
Nov 30 Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants By Mark Sherman, Associated Press A seemingly divided Supreme Court on Wednesday tried to figure out whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings in which they could argue for their release. Continue reading