Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals on Workplace Religious Bias April 6, 2021 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sidestepped a chance to further expand religious rights, turning away two cases in which...
Supreme Court Could Use TransUnion ‘Terrorist List’ Case to Curb Class Actions March 31, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled it could narrow the scope of a class action lawsuit against TransUnion in...
Biden Reverses Trump Stand at Supreme Court in Republican Bid to End Obamacare February 11, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday told the U.S. Supreme Court that the Obamacare healthcare law should be upheld, reversing...
Supreme Court Hears Baltimore’s Climate Change Damages Claim Against Energy Firms January 20, 2021 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with a dispute that one justice called a “close call” over a lawsuit...
Supreme Court Hears Shareholder Suit over Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac December 10, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday questioned a bid by shareholders of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pursue legal...
Supreme Court Justices Tackle Company Liability for Human Rights Abuses December 2, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad...
Two Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appear to Side with Obamacare Supporters November 10, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they are unlikely to strike down the Obamacare healthcare law in a legal...
Supreme Court Again Weighs Fate of Affordable Care Act November 10, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dives back into politically perilous waters as it hears arguments over a Republican...
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Jurisdiction Question in Climate Damages Lawsuit October 5, 2020 By Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by energy companies including BP PLC, Chevron Corp., Exxon...
Reuters Finds Disparity in How Judges Apply Qualified Immunity August 25, 2020 By Andrew Chung, Lawrence Hurley, Andrea Januta, Jackie Botts and Jaimi Dowdell The May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a Minneapolis cop has prompted calls for an end...