By Marcia Coyle | December 5, 2017
By the end of the arguments, the justices seemed closely divided, with those on the left deeply skeptical of the First Amendment speech claim, and those on the right more sympathetic to his religion claim. Here are highlights from Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission—what may become the term's biggest decision.
By Marcia Coyle | December 4, 2017
The American Civil Liberties Union on Monday called "baseless" and "extraordinary" the U.S. Justice Department's accusation that lawyers for the group acted unethically in their advocacy for a pregnant immigrant teen who sought an abortion.
By Cogan Schneier | December 4, 2017
The Supreme Court stayed two lower courts' injunctions against the ban as the Ninth and Fourth Circuits prepare to hear oral arguments this week.
By Tony Mauro | December 4, 2017
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has fought for years to overturn the federal law, watched the argument from the front row of the Supreme Court bar section.
By Tony Mauro | December 1, 2017
At a recent Harvard Law School panel discussion on appellate advocacy that included Chief Justice John Roberts Jr., Topic A was how to prepare for and survive oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Mike Scarcella | December 1, 2017
Marcia Coyle, senior Washington correspondent, spotlights two cases set for argument the week of Dec. 4: the New Jersey sports betting case, and Masterpiece Cakeshop.
By Marcia Coyle | November 30, 2017
U.S. securities officials, acting swiftly to conform to the U.S. Justice Department's new position in a pending case in the U.S. Supreme Court, on Thursday moved to foreclose new challenges to the lawfulness of the agency's five administrative law judges. The Justice Department now considers ALJs "officers" rather than mere employees of the agency.
By Tony Mauro | November 29, 2017
Several justices seemed troubled by the government's view that cell-site location records, like other business records, should be obtainable in criminal investigations without a warrant.
By Tony Mauro | November 29, 2017
With the addition of five former U.S. Supreme Court clerks from last term's "class,” Jones Day has now hired 36 ex-SCOTUS clerks in the last five years. Think that's over-saturation? Beth Heifetz, who chairs the firm's appellate practice, says they'd be happy to hire more.
By Marcia Coyle | November 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed inclined to interpret the Dodd-Frank Act to exclude whistleblower protections for employees who report alleged securities violations only to company management and not to the government.
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