Kentucky Will Fight to Defend Traditional Marriage
Summary: With Kentucky’s Attorney General backing out, Gov. Beshear had to hire a private lawyers to keep the fight against…
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Government Officials Concerned About Implications of Overturned Insider-Trading Convictions
Summary: The Second Circuit decision to overturn the 2012 convictions of two former hedge-fund traders has dangerous consequences for how…
Netflix Wins Method Patent Suit Against Rovi
Summary: Method patents are difficult to prove but with the help of Alice, courts are able to determine when patents…
Christian Policies Do No Guarantee Accreditation for Canadian Law Schools
Summary: The Ontario Supreme Court ruled that a Christian law school’s Community Covenant does not give everyone a fair chance…
Texas Ban on Gay Marriage Lifted
Summary: A San Antonio District Judge and the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals waited for the Supreme Court’s ruling…
Supreme Court Tosses Limit on Power Plant Emissions
Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that a limitation on mercury emissions was improper, due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Supreme Court Upholds Policies That Protect Housing Discrimination
Summary: In a case brought by The Inclusive Communities Project against the Texas Department of Housing, the Supreme Court sided…
The Six Huge Rulings Expected from the Supreme Court
Summary: A brief overview of the six major cases the Supreme Court will soon rule over. The Supreme Court is…
Discrimination Case Not Over for Abercrombie & Fitch
Summary: The Supreme Court has ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch may have discriminated against a prospective employee when she was…
Baker Botts and Asarco Fight Moves to Supreme Court
Summary: The legal battle between mining company Asarco and law firm Baker Botts has reached the Supreme Court. The Supreme…
Supreme Court Developing Electronic Filing System
Summary: The United States Supreme Court has announced that it will develop an electronic filing system, according to Chief Justice John…
The Worst Supreme Court Decisions Ever
Summary: Two legal scholars reflect on what they feel are the worst Supreme Court decisions—and why. Although the Supreme Court…