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U.S. top court's Brett Kavanaugh issues first opinion in unanimous arbitration case
The U.S. Supreme Court's newest member, Brett Kavanaugh, issued his first written opinion on Tuesday as the justices in a unanimous ruling bolstered companies' ability to use arbitration to resolve disputes with customers or other businesses. The court decided 9-0 to throw out a lower-court ...
U.S. top court rules Exxon must hand over papers to aid probe into what it knew about climate change
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for Massachusetts' attorney general to obtain records from Exxon Mobil Corp. to probe whether the oil company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil fuels play in climate change. The justices declined to hear ...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg misses Supreme Court arguments for first time in over 25 years
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month, the Supreme Court said. Ginsburg was not on the bench as the court met Monday to hear arguments. It was not ...
Supreme Court snubs suit by actress Olivia de Havilland, 102, against FX Networks
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider reviving a lawsuit by 102-year-old Oscar-winning actress Olivia de Havilland accusing a Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. unit of falsely portraying her in a miniseries about a famous Hollywood feud. The justices let stand a lower court ...
U.S. top court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 85, up and working after cancer surgery
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is up and working as she recuperates from cancer surgery. A spokeswoman for the court, Kathy Arberg, also says that Ginsburg remained in New York at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on Sunday. No information has been released on ...
Judge lobbed political bomb at Trump by nullifying Obamacare amid president's quest for re-election
An explosive court ruling to wipe out Obamacare has revived the acrimonious health care battle in Washington and tossed a political bomb in President Donald Trump's lap as he gears up to run for re-election. The case may not be resolved in the courts before ...
In an extraordinary rebuke of a president, Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Donald Trump Wednesday for going after a judge who ruled against his migrant asylum order as an "Obama judge." Trump quickly lashed back defending his own criticism. It's the first time the Republican-appointed ...
U.S. Supreme Court ends fight over Obama-era net neutrality rules by not taking up repeal bid
The legal fight over a 2016 lower court ruling upholding Obama-era net neutrality regulations aimed at ensuring a free and open internet — rules that have since been repealed by President Donald Trump's administration — came to a formal end on Monday, with the ...
U.S. Supreme Court split on Google privacy settlement in class action suits
U.S. Supreme Court justices, in an internet privacy case involving Google, disagreed on Wednesday over whether to rein in a form of settlement in class action lawsuits that awards money to charities and other third parties instead of to people affected by the alleged ...
GOP senator seeks criminal probe of woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault
U.S. Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley on Thursday sought a federal probe of Julie Swetnick, who accused Brett Kavanaugh of aggressive sexual behavior before his confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, and also her lawyer, Michael Avenatti. Grassley referred them to the Justice Department for ...
Freshly minted Justice Brett Kavanaugh gets to work at U.S. Supreme Court
Just three days after he was narrowly confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court despite facing allegations of sexual assault, Brett Kavanaugh is set to take his seat on the bench on Tuesday morning, solidifying a conservative majority for years to come. Kavanaugh, 53, will join ...
Trump crows over bitter Supreme Court justice victory, blasts allegations against his pick 'a hoax'
President Donald Trump reveled Monday in arguably the biggest — and hardest fought — victory of his controversy-strewn presidency ahead of a ceremonial swearing-in for new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh's Saturday confirmation in one of the closest such Senate votes in history showcased ...
