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The article focuses on the Supreme Court ruling that former Texas city councilwoman Sylvia Gonzalez can proceed with a lawsuit alleging officials abused their power by arresting her in retaliation for exercising her First Amendment rights.

The article focuses on a Supreme Court ruling allowing a female police officer in St. Louis to sue for employment discrimination based on her sex, stemming from a forced lateral transfer within the police department, potentially setting a precedent for more discrimination suits.

The article focuses on the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Pennsylvania law that mandates corporations to agree to be sued in the state's courts for their actions, regardless of where those actions took place. Topics include the scope of the Pennsylvania law, the potential impact on corporate defendants, and the reasoning behind the court's decision to uphold the law.

The article reports that the Supreme Court stated that it would let stand for a ruling that Yeshiva University must recognize an L.G.B.T. student group and the vote was 5 to 4, with the majority saying that the university must first pursue challenges to the ruling in state court.

Reports that Oklahoma Supreme Court judge Marian P. Opala has filed an age discrimination suit against his colleagues in a federal court. Opala's allegation that his colleagues refused to elect him as chief justice due to his age; Provisions of the Oklahoma Constitution concerning the selection of chief justice; Election of Joseph M. Watt as state chief justice.

Reports on the lawsuit filed by Flun Gong against Chinese television director Zhao Zhizhen in the U.S. Details of the case.

Reports that the Kansas Supreme Court struck down the state's death penalty law on December 17, 2004, saying that the way it required juries to consider sentences for capital murder was unconstitutional. Effect of the decision on the death sentences of all six people on Kansas' death row; Provisions of the Kansas death penalty law; Details of the case of Michael Marsh, who was convicted of two 1996 murders.

Analyzes the legal cases involving celebrity defendants in the United States, which invoke the First Amendment law. Press restraint imposed by the Colorado Supreme Court in the rape case of basketball player, Kobe Bryant; Series of orders issued by Judge Rodney S. Melville of Santa Barbara Country Superior Court barring the release of essential information related to the case of singer Michael Jackson.

Reports that the U.S. Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court on July 21, 2004, to hear two cases on an exceptionally fast track, citing a crisis in the administration of criminal justice in the federal courts. Details of a decision issued by the court in June 2004 that affects the sentencing of criminal defendants in federal courts; Number of cases potentially affected; Details of the two cases which the Supreme Court was asked to hear.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on cases that would determine whether protections from workplace discrimination to gays and transgender people are guaranteed under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Topics discussed include the significance of the Supreme Court's ruling on the LGBT rights and the disagreement over the interpretation of LGBT rights under the 1964 law between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the administration of President Donald Trump.

The article discusses that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a student in Georgia could pursue a lawsuit challenging speech restrictions at his college even though he sought only nominal damages.

The article reports that the oral argument in BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, No. 19-1189, a U.S. Supreme Court case on climate change could help shape the future of similar lawsuits in the country.

The article discusses the involvement of U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh in the 1998 impeachment trial of former U.S. president Bill Clinton. Topics explored include the work of Kavanaugh on the investigative report on the impeachment case with lawyer Ken Starr, the inquiry into the reported affair of Clinton with then White House intern Monica Lewinsky, and the impact of the said case on the legal career of Kavanaugh.

The article examines the influence of U.S. Supreme Court justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Since 1988, the judge is said to have occupied a place at the ideological center of the Supreme Court, as his vote became crucial in most of the court's closely divided cases. Kennedy often voted with conservative judges, including in cases related to the Second Amendment and voting rights.

The article discusses the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that the financial services company American Express could use contracts to prevent merchants from encouraging customers to use other credit cards. The court ruled that the company did not violate the country's antitrust laws. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a court opinion on the justification of the specialized nature of credit-card transactions.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado baker Jack Phillips who had refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple. It examines the implications of the decision for the right of a business to discriminate against gay people based on rights protected by the First Amendment. It also describes Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's majority opinion on the decision by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission to rule against the baker.

The article features Jack Phillips, baker and owner of the bakery Masterpiece Cakeshop located in Lakewood, Colorado. It highlights the issues associated with Phillips when he was sued by same-sex couple, David Mullins and Charlie Craig, after he refused to make a wedding cake to celebrate their marriage. It also mentions Phillips stand on the issue and the Supreme Court's ruling that lead to the argument between same-sex marriage protection and free speech rights.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case of a baker who refused to offer their services for a same-sex marriage due to their religious objections.

The article discusses the impact of 2016 U.S. presidential campaign promises by U.S. President Donald J. Trump on banning Muslims from the U.S. on decisions by federal judges on travel bans resulting from executive orders by Trump. Topics include the role of context in religious freedom cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, decisions by federal judges Theodore D. Chuang and Derrick K. Watson, and the examination of motives by judges in similar cases.

The article reports on the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2019 that no one can sue states in the courts of other states.

The article reports on the lawsuit filed against public domain advocate Carl Malamud by the Georgian government for posting the Official Code of Georgia Annotated online in 2019.

The article discusses how the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on March 18, 2019 in a voting-rights case involving the voting map for the Virginia House of Delegates, and it mentions the design of 11 voting districts following the 2010 U.S. census and the voting power of black residents.

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court case over the removal of the Bladensburg World War I Veterans Memorial, a 40-foot cross in Maryland honoring soldiers who died in World War I.

The article discusses the U.S. court case involving a $314 million default judgment awarded to American sailors against the Sudanese government which is being disputed as to whether the sailors served Sudan properly by sending their lawsuit to its embassy in the U.S.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether it should place limits on class-action settlements in which the plaintiffs’ lawyers receive millions and their clients get nothing after settlement between Google and class-action lawyers.

The article focuses on the U.S. Supreme Court which awaits the results of the 2016 presidential election to resolve different cases concerning religion, immigration, and race. Topics include the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February, death penalty trial of Duane Buck who was convicted of murders, and the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

The article discusses the death penalty in Texas and the use of the fictional character Lennie Small from the book "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck to diagnose intellectual disability in criminals. Emphasis is given to topics such as the execution of mentally challenged murderer Bobby J. Moore, the Eight Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which bans cruel and unusual punishment, and the U.S. Supreme Court case of Atkins v. Virginia.

The article discusses the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court not to allow U.S. President Barack Obama to continue his immigration plan. It notes that the program is supposed to shield more or less five million undocumented immigrants for deportation and allow them to work in the country legally. During his speech at the White House, President Obama admitted that the decision is frustrating and heartbreaking for millions of immigrants.

The article discusses the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the case Fisher v. University of Texas. The case involves warning universities that not all affirmative action programs will pass constitutional muster. The Supreme Court, on a 4-to-3 vote, decided to reject a challenge to a race-conscious admission program at the said university.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on May 23, 2016 that prosecutors in Georgia violated the Constitution by striking every black prospective juror in the 1987 death penalty case against African-American defendant Timothy T. Foster for killing elderly white woman Queen Madge White, when he was 18.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to not rule in a case concerning an accommodation offered to religious groups that do not want to offer insurance coverage for contraception for female employees as ordered by the Affordable Care Act. Topics include the Supreme Court's suggestion for lower courts to consider whether a compromise was possible, and the impact of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death on the court's ability to reach consensus on its rulings.

The article reports on the views of justices of the U.S. Supreme Court over the laws under which Bob McDonnell, former governor of Virginia, had been convicted, saying that the laws gave prosecutors too much powers in the political corruption case. It presents the views of Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Anthony M. Kennedy, and Chief Justice John G. Roberts on the issue.

The article discusses the reasons why the author believes that American Judge Merrick B. Garland, who was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to fill a vacancy on the nation's Supreme Court in 2016, has earned praise from Republicans and members of other political parties. Several of Garland's U.S. appellate court judicial opinions are examined, including litigation involving American national security, campaign finance, and the detainees at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba Detention Camp.

The article discusses decision of the U.S. Supreme Court about the rights of several adoptive mothers involved in same-sex marriage. Topics discussed include the case V. L. v. E. L. wherein it was said that the Alabama court had violated the Constitution faith and credit of the parents, encouragement of the Supreme Court for the restoration of the visitation order while the justices processes the case, and amendment of the court for the application of transit-system advertising.

The article discusses the author's claim that the various justices of the U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) appear to be split with regards to a 2016 case involving a Texas law that places restrictions on abortion providers in that state. According to the article, USSC Justice Anthony M. Kennedy addressed the idea of returning the litigation matter to the lower courts to develop additional evidence. The attitudes of liberal judges are examined, along with an undue burden legal test.

The article discusses African American U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) Justice Clarence Thomas who broke a decade-long silence and began asking questions during oral arguments in domestic violence- and gun rights-related legal cases on February 29, 2016, and it mentions the death of fellow USSC Justice Antonin Scalia. Explanations for why Thomas remained silent for many years are assessed, along with lawyer Ilana H. Eisenstein, misdemeanors, and U.S. constitutional rights.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's issuing of temporary court order of a stay on the U.S. government's regulation of emissions from coal-fired power plants. The U.S. President Barack Obama's policy efforts to prevent climate change are discussed.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a U.S. States' lawsuit involving the U.S. President Barack Obama's executive action to prevent the deportation of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. The role that presidential power plays in the lawsuit is discussed.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, No. (Number) 14-915 involving California public school teachers' lawsuit against their labor union over mandatory union dues. An overview of U.S. Supreme Court Justices' attitudes towards the case is provided. The role that the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment protections play in the case is discussed.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which involves California public teachers' lawsuit against their labor union for mandatory union fees. The California high school teacher litigant Harlan Elrich's claim that the U.S. Constitution First Amendment protects teachers' right to refuse union dues is discussed.

The article discusses the author's claim that the U.S. Supreme Court (USSC) is skeptical about the University of Texas' affirmative action admissions plan which uses race as a factor when weighing the attributes of college applicants, and it mentions the views of USSC Justice Antonin Scalia in the case Fisher v. University of Texas which was decided in 2013 and is being revisited by the USSC in 2015. Racial diversity in education and minority students are also examined.

The article discusses the potential influence that U.S. college students' protests against racial injustice on the U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action cases regarding university admissions. An overview of Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's perspective on the legal aspects of racial preferences in college admissions is provided.