Upcoming Cases
Justices agree to review insurer’s asbestos-related lawsuits (Dec. 12, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a federal bankruptcy court has the authority to block private lawsuits that seek damages for injury and death due to exposure to asbestos. More...
Court to review constitutionality of city's tax imposed on cargo ships that use its port (Dec. 12, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a municipal tax that falls exclusively on large vessels in an Alaska city’s harbor violates the Tonnage Clause, Commerce Clause or Due Process Clause o More...
Court takes non-Title VII mixed motive case (Dec. 5, 2008)
The Supreme Court agreed to step into a dispute about exactly what standards should apply in a non-Title VII mixed-motive discrimination case. More...
Justices accept enemy combatant case (Dec. 5, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a legal resident suspected of war crimes can be detained and held indefinitely without charges on U.S. soil. More...
Court accepts case challenging military appeals court system (Nov. 25, 2008)
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether a former service member whose conviction in a military court had become final may nevertheless challenge the verdict within the military appeals court sy More...
Recently Decided
Divided Supreme Court allows ‘light’ cigarette lawsuits (Dec. 15, 2008)
A divided Supreme Court held that tobacco companies are vulnerable to state lawsuits arising from claims that their labels make misleading health claims. More...
Justices rule on standard for reviewing errors in jury instructions (Dec. 2, 2008)
The Supreme Court issued an unsigned opinion on Tuesday, holding that harmless error analysis should be applied when reviewing a conviction based on jury instructions that contain more than one theory More...
Divided court backs Navy in sonar case (Nov. 12, 2008)
In the first ruling of the new term, a divided Supreme Court held today that the U.S. More...
Justices rule on case concerning contracts negotiated during the 2001 Western energy crisis (June 26, 2008)
The Supreme Court asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a federal appeals court on Thursday to review the conclusions both reached about whether electricity contracts signed during the More...
Court invalidates Millionaire's Amendment (June 26, 2008)
On the last day of its term, a closely-divided Supreme Court struck down the so-called Millionaire's Amendment to the 2002 campaign finance law. More...
Court News
- Hotline On Call | Kagan For SG, Ogden For Dep. AG (Jan. 5, 2009)
- Legal Times | For the Supreme Court, Tradition Is on Tap at Inaugural (Jan. 5, 2009)
- NYT | Justices’ Ruling in Discrimination Case May Draw Quick Action by Obama (Jan. 5, 2009)
- NYTimes | Influence on the Supreme Court Bench Could Be an Inside Job (Dec. 9, 2008)
- NY Times | At an N.E.A. Luncheon, Justices Greet Leontyne Price With Ardor in the Court (Nov. 1, 2008)