By Tony Mauro | May 22, 2017
Last year a spokeswoman said the court's budget hearing did not take place because of "a compressed Supreme Court and congressional schedule."
By Tony Mauro | May 22, 2017
Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for an 8-0 court in TC Heartland v. Kraft Foods Group Brands, said “a domestic corporation 'resides' only in its state of incorporation for purposes of the patent venue statute.”
By TONY MAURO | May 18, 2017
There's a new twist to the court's tradition of keeping mum on the reasons for recusals: it was not always that way.
By Tony Mauro | May 15, 2017
The 7-1 ruling could have broader ramifications for the nursing home industry in particular and businesses in general when it comes to the Federal Arbitration Act.
By Marcia Coyle | May 11, 2017
The Trump administration's U.S. Justice Department is both simultaneously challenging and backing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, creating a litigation whirlwind as Republicans and business advocates push reforms that would strip some power from the Obama-era federal agency.
By Erin Mulvaney | May 10, 2017
Mosquitoes now are at the center of a liability question the U.S. Supreme Court could consider for the first time Thursday: Should the Union Pacific railroad company have protected employee William Nami and other workers from the mosquitoes? In a 5-1 ruling, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the rail company. But courts are split on the issue.
By Tony Mauro | May 9, 2017
On the eve of his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday, Solicitor General-nominee Noel Francisco is the focus of a lawsuit seeking information about his participation in the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban.
By Marcia Coyle | May 2, 2017
Noel Francisco, still awaiting a hearing on his nomination as U.S. solicitor general, has promised to divest his interests in technology, financial and pharmaceutical companies—including Apple Inc., Vanguard Financials and Merck & Co.—if he wins Senate confirmation. In his financial disclosure form, the former Jones Day partner reported $4.6M in his partnership share plus earnings supplement.
By Tony Mauro | May 1, 2017
A mixed-bag ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gives ammunition to both sides in litigation between cities and banks over the impact of predatory lending practices on local communities.
By Tony Mauro | May 1, 2017
A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Miami has standing to sue banks over alleged discriminatory lending practices of banks—but it must meet a high bar to establish causation.
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