The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a chemical maker and a landlord are responsible for cleanup costs of a site contaminated by a company that leased the…
Updated: The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to grant a rehearing of its decision holding it is unconstitutional to impose the death penalty for child rape, SCOTUSblog reports.
Solicitor General Paul Clement was on the winning side in 20 out of 25 Supreme Court cases in which the Justice Department filed an amicus brief last term.
A second Supreme Court justice is opting out of the cert pool, made up of law clerks who review cert petitions and recommend whether they should be granted.
Two federal appeals judges known for their conservative philosophies are taking aim at Justice Antonin Scalia’s majority opinion finding a constitutional right to…
The U.S. Supreme Court returns to the bench this month facing an eclectic mix of cases, including whether television viewers must tolerate the F-word on live broadcasts, whether whales can…
At 10 a.m., on an Indian summer Monday in some future October, a switch will activate two cameras focused on the U.S. Supreme Court. C-SPAN will pick up the feed…
Sidley Austin was one of several law firms competing for a chance to represent an Oregon school district seeking U.S. Supreme Court review of an education ruling.
Former Solicitor General Theodore Olson will achieve a milestone that few others have reached when he argues his 50th case before the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 6.
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