Sam Hananel
May 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review
Justices Side With Venezuela in Dispute Over Seized Oil RigsA unanimous Supreme Court gave the government of Venezuela another chance to fend off a lawsuit alleging the country illegally seized 11 oil drilling rigs from an Oklahoma-based company in 2010.
By Sam Hananel
4 minute read
March 27, 2017 | Daily Business Review
High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension DisputeThe U.S. Supreme Court seemed to struggle over whether some of the nation's largest hospitals should be allowed to sidestep federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers.
By Sam Hananel
6 minute read
December 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review
2016 Marks Low Point for Death Sentences Since 1970sOnly 30 people were sentenced to death in the United States this year, the lowest number since the early 1970s and a further sign of the steady decline in use of the death penalty.
By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
6 minute read
June 14, 2016 | Daily Business Review
US Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rico in Debt CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rico can't restructure more than $20 billion in public debt as it tries to overcome a decadelong economic crisis.
By Sam Hananel, Associated Press
4 minute read
May 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal
High Court Finds State Conviction Basis for DeportationThe U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the removal of a lawful permanent resident who was convicted of a seemingly minor state crime.
By Sam Hananel
6 minute read
May 17, 2016 | Daily Business Review
High Court Sides With Ohio in Debt Collection DisputeLaw firms did not act illegally when they sent debt collection letters on stationery bearing the name of the Ohio attorney general, the U.S. Supreme Court rules.
By Sam Hananel
4 minute read
April 28, 2016 | New York Law Journal
Justices Seem Ready to Limit Scope of Federal Bribery LawThe Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed poised to overturn the conviction of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell on political corruption charges, with justices across the ideological spectrum expressing major concerns on the reach of federal bribery laws.
By Sam Hananel
11 minute read
February 29, 2016 | Daily Report Online
Justice Clarence Thomas Poses Questions, Stuns U.S. Supreme Court CrowdJustice Clarence Thomas broke 10 years of silence and provoked audible gasps at the Supreme Court on Monday when he posed questions from the bench during an oral argument.
By Sam Hananel
4 minute read
January 12, 2016 | Daily Report Online
U.S. Supreme Court: Florida Death Penalty System is UnconstitutionalThe Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida's unique system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges — and not enough to juries — to decide capital sentences.
By Sam Hananel
3 minute read
January 12, 2016 | Daily Report Online
U.S. Supreme Court: Florida Death Penalty System is UnconstitutionalThe Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Florida's unique system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges — and not enough to juries — to decide capital sentences.
By Sam Hananel
3 minute read
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