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US Supreme Court hears claims Cisco aided Chinese human rights abuses
The U.S. Supreme Court confronted a case on April 28 with broad implications for human rights litigation in American courts, a long-running lawsuit brought by members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement […]
Chevron can keep environmental case in fed court, SCOTUS rules
Chevron USA Inc. can invoke the federal officer removal statute to defeat an effort to remand to state court 42 environmental suits brought by a Louisiana parish alleging the oil […]
Justices uphold family therapist’s free speech rights
The U.S. Supreme Court in an 8-1 decision has held that strict scrutiny analysis applies to a First Amendment challenge to a […]
U.S. Supreme Court backs officer in excessive force case
The doctrine of qualified immunity applied to bar an excessive force suit brought by a protestor who alleged she suffered physical and psychological injuries […]
‘Abscondment’ doesn’t toll term of supervised release, SCOTUS rules
A criminal defendant did not subject herself to an automatic extension of her term of supervised release by absconding after failing to report a change of residence to her probation […]
SCOTUS boots $1B verdict against internet service provider
In the absence of evidence that an internet service provider induced its users’ infringement or provided a service “tailored” to infringement, it could not be liable for infringing […]
SCOTUS sides with street preacher in First Amendment case
A street preacher’s failure to appeal his conviction for violating a municipal ordinance confining protests or demonstrations within designated areas did not bar him […]
Gov. Stein calls on Congress to reclaim authority over tariffs
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last month that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize Donald Trump to impost tariffs, Gov. Josh Stein has called on Congress […]
Costco customers sue for share of refunds from Trump tariffs
Costco Wholesale has been in a proposed nationwide class action seeking U.S. customer refunds for higher prices charged by the company before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down import tariffs […]
Supreme Court backs parents in school gender policy case
A 9th Circuit panel should not have lifted a permanent injunction granted by a federal judge to parents who claimed a California policy preventing schools from telling them about […]
Judge could limit mid-testimony consult with counsel, SCOTUS rules
A state court judge did not violate a criminal defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel by limiting the scope of discussions he could have with his lawyers during a […]
SCOTUS upholds nixing of product liability defense judgment
A judgment against the plaintiffs in a product liability case removed to federal court could not stand where the trial judge improperly dismissed […]
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