Supreme Court
Retired justice prods Congress, candidates on gun control
WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens prodded Congress on Monday to act and presidential candidates to speak out on gun control at a time when gunmen are carrying out mass killings across the United States.
Retired U.S. justice prods Congress, candidates on gun control
WASHINGTON - Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens prodded Congress on Monday to act and presidential candidates to speak out on gun control at a time when gunmen are carrying out mass killings across the United States.
Top court rejects workers' 401(k) stock drop appeals
- The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to review a pair of cases against Citigroup Inc and McGraw-Hill Cos Inc brought by thousands of employees whose retirement plans lost money invested in their employers' stocks.
U.S. top court rejects workers' 401(k) stock drop appeals
- The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Monday to review a pair of cases against Citigroup Inc and McGraw-Hill Cos Inc brought by thousands of employees whose retirement plans lost money invested in their employers' stocks.
Analysis: Justice Kennedy the key to campus affirmative action
WASHINGTON - When it comes to the use of race in U.S. academic admissions, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy stands alone. He has sided with conservative justices who want to curtail affirmative action, and has echoed liberals who want to ensure campus diversity.
Supreme Court justices challenge affirmative action at universities
WASHINGTON - Supreme Court justices on Wednesday vigorously challenged a University of Texas admissions program that favors some African-American and Hispanic applicants in a case that could determine how universities use affirmative action at campuses nationwide.
Supreme Court won't review telecom immunity for surveillance
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a 2008 federal law granting immunity to phone companies for helping the government eavesdrop on private phone conversations.
Supreme Court won't review telecom immunity for surveillance
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a 2008 federal law granting immunity to phone companies for helping the government eavesdrop on private phone conversations.
Chevron fails to block $18 billion Ecuador judgment
WASHINGTON - Chevron Corp on Tuesday lost a U.S. Supreme Court bid to block an $18.2 billion judgment against it in Ecuador in a case over pollution in the Amazon jungle.
Supreme court won't review telecom immunity for surveillance
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider a challenge to a 2008 federal law granting immunity to AT&T; Inc and other telecommunications companies for helping the government eavesdrop on customers' private phone conversations.
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Case by Case: The U.S. Supreme Court
An interactive look at each issue before the Supreme Court during the 2011-2012 session, featuring case summaries, information on the lawyers, firms and agencies behind every fight and links to important legal briefs and headlines. Full Coverage