Mark Sherman

December 03, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Two of the three women on the Supreme Court vigorously questioned a UPS lawyer Wednesday over the company's refusal to give lighter duty to a pregnant worker, a closely watched case with potentially broad impact for female workers and their employers.

By Mark Sherman

5 minute read

December 01, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Peggy Young only has to look at her younger daughter to be reminded how long she has fought United Parcel Service over its treatment of pregnant employees, and why.

By Mark Sherman

5 minute read

November 14, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Same-sex couples seeking the right to marry are asking the Supreme Court to settle the issue of gay marriage nationwide.

By Mark Sherman

3 minute read

November 10, 2014 | Daily Business Review

A decision by a panel of federal judges to uphold anti-gay marriage laws in four states has created a split among the nation's appeals courts and made it very likely the U.S. Supreme Court will review the same-sex marriage issue.

By Mark Sherman

5 minute read

October 06, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Joshua Matz didn't bother waiting to write about the Supreme Court until he went to work there. He teamed with a renowned Harvard law professor to finish a book about the court before he started his year as a law clerk to Justice Anthony Kennedy.

By Mark Sherman

5 minute read

October 06, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court turned away appeals Monday from five states seeking to prohibit same-sex marriages, paving the way for an immediate expansion of gay and lesbian unions.

By Mark Sherman

2 minute read

September 04, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The federal appeals court in Washington threw out a ruling Thursday that called into question the subsidies that help millions of low- and middle-income people afford their premiums under the president's health care law.

By Mark Sherman

3 minute read

August 04, 2014 | Daily Report Online

No one on the Supreme Court objected publicly when the justices voted to let Arizona proceed with the execution of Joseph Wood, who unsuccessfully sought information about the drugs that would be used to kill him.

By Mark Sherman

6 minute read

June 26, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the president's power to fill high-level vacancies with temporary appointments, ruling in favor of Senate Republicans in their partisan clash with President Barack Obama.

By Mark Sherman

5 minute read

June 25, 2014 | Daily Report Online

In a strong defense of digital age privacy, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police may not generally search the cellphones of people they arrest without first getting search warrants.

By Mark Sherman

4 minute read