Sam Hananel

May 02, 2017 | Daily Business Review

A 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

The 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

Only 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

The 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

The 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

Law 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

The 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 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

The 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

The 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