Upcoming Cases
Court takes funeral protest case (March 8, 2010)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the First Amendment protects picketing the funerals of soldiers killed in combat. More...
Justices will address vaccine liability (March 8, 2010)
The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on the legal right to sue by parents whose children have been injured by vaccines. More...
Court will rule on informational privacy question (March 8, 2010)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether background checks of federal contractors at a NASA lab violate privacy rights or serve an imperative national security interest. More...
Justices take 6th Amendment case (Feb. 22, 2010)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a defense counsel's reliance on cross-examination in lieu of forensic evidence violates a client's Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of couns More...
Court takes case on removal procedures for child abuse database (Feb. 22, 2010)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a plaintiff must show that a constitutional violation by a public entity was the result of a policy, custom or practice of that entity before declaratory More...
Recently Decided
Court rules that lawyers are 'debt relief agents' (March 8, 2010)
The Supreme Court held today that attorneys who provide bankruptcy assistance are debt-relief agencies under the bankruptcy abuse law. More...
Justices rule in Speedy Trial Act case (March 8, 2010)
The Supreme Court ruled today that time granted to prepare pretrial motions is not automatically excludable in calculating the 70 days from indictment or first appearance for bringing a defendant to t More...
Court takes on 'career criminal' case (March 2, 2010)
The Supreme Court today clarified the status of a state conviction for felony battery as a violent crime under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act. More...
Justices rule in online copyright settlement dispute (March 2, 2010)
The Supreme Court held today that the law does not restrict federal court jurisdiction over copyright infringement actions. More...
Unanimous court sides with big oil companies in franchise dispute (March 2, 2010)
The Supreme Court today weighed in on the rights of service station operators to sue to challenge the loss of their franchises from oil companies. More...