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2 Conservatives on Supreme Court Seal Historic Decision to Preserve Voting Rights in Alabama Gerrymandering Case
In a historic win for voting rights, the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled in Allen v. Milligan in favor of Black voters, with Chief...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Archaic Adultery Law in India Because ‘A Husband is Not the Master’
The Indian Supreme Court overturned the the ancient law on the grounds that it is “arbitrary, and it offends the dignity of a woman.”
US Supreme Court Rules That Police Will Need a Warrant for Cell Phone Location Data
The US Supreme Court passed a historic ruling on Friday, stating that it is unconstitutional for police to access personal cell data without a warrant.
Supreme Court Rules Law Student Who Turned Life Around Can Take Bar Exam
Tarra Denelle Simmons is a mother of three who has overcome all of the odds and turned her life around – and the Supreme...
Indian Supreme Court Enshrines Right to Privacy So Government Can’t Misuse Collected Data
The Supreme Court of India has just ruled that privacy is a fundamental right that is protected by the Constitution.
The unanimous verdict comes in...
Obama Posts Video Introducing Judge He Nominated for Supreme Court
President Barack Obama announced his nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court.
“Judge Garland has earned bipartisan praise as one of the...
Digital Privacy Gets Lift From Supreme Court: ‘Get A Warrant’
In a rare show of unity, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week that police need a warrant before searching the cellphone (or personal...
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Against Fracking industry
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday struck down provisions of the state's Oil and Gas Act that stripped municipalities of the power to determine...
Supreme Court Rules Human Genes May Not Be Patented
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that could shape the future of medical and genetic research...
US Supreme Court Strikes Mandatory Life Terms For Juveniles
The United States Supreme Court ruled that an Alabama law that gave juveniles convicted of murder mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole...
UnitedHealth Will Keep Some ObamaCare Reforms Regardless of Supreme Court Opinion
The nation's largest health insurance company said it would continue with some of the reforms mandated by the Affordable Care Act regardless of how...
Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a Divisive Supreme Court Decision Unite
They represent the opposing principals in one of the Supreme Court’s landmark blunders, Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the constitutionality of Jim Crow laws...
Supreme Court Favors Consumers in First-Ever Case on Genetically-Engineered Crops
The United States Supreme Court announced its decision Monday in Monsanto v. Geerston Farms, the first genetically modified crop case ever brought before the...
Supreme Court Bans Life Sentences for Youths Who Don’t Kill
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that it is an unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment to lock up teenagers for life without any...
Supreme Court Rules School Strip Searches Illegal
The Supreme Court ruled against Arizona school officials saying they violated the constitutional rights of a 13-year-old girl when they strip-searched her on...
Supreme Court Upholds Gun Ban for Domestic Abusers
In a 7-2 decision yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal law that bans convicted domestic violence abusers from owning guns. “Firearms...
US Supreme Court Stays Execution of Georgia Death Row Inmate
Vigils around the state of Georgia were cancelled and replaced by celebrations as the US Supreme Court granted a last-minute stay of execution to...
After Supreme Court Ruling, California Free to Set Tough Emission Standards
By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court has assigned the problem of greenhouse gases and auto emissions firmly under the purview of the federal...
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Boost to Environmental Groups on Power Plant Cleanup
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously supported a federal clean-air bill that "forces power companies in the U.S. to install pollution control equipment...
Colombia’s Top Court Orders Government to Protect Amazon in Landmark Case Initiated by Youth
In a historic gesture of justice, the Supreme Court sided with a group of youngsters who were suing the government for their failure to curb deforestation.