The Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker who refused to make a custom cake for a same-sex couple because he believed that doing so would violate his religious beliefs. This was one of the most anticipated decisions of the term, and it was relatively narrow: Although Phillips prevailed today, […]
This Supreme Court Case Could Change Online Shopping Overnight…
Online commerce as we know it could soon radically change. In a case it recently heard, the Supreme Court could eliminate the current requirement that a business have some physical connection with a state before the state can tax the business. If that were to happen, consumers would pay more for goods ordered online, small […]
SCOTUS Denies Review in DACA-Termination Case Opting to Wait for 9th Circuit Ruling…
Last month the federal government asked the Supreme Court to step into a dispute over whether the Trump administration can terminate the program known as “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals,” which allows undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children to apply for protection for deportation. Today the justices denied that request, apparently […]
Unions Sound Alarm as Supreme Court Takes up Fees Fight; Gorsuch Seen as Pivotal…
Mark Janus has worked for years as an Illinois state employee, and pays about $550 annually to the powerful public-sector union known as AFSCME. While not a member of the union, he is required under state law to hand over a weekly portion of his paycheck – which he says is a violation of his […]
Trump White House Preparing to Replace Liberal Supreme Court Justice?…
Whispers are rampant throughout D.C. that a vacancy is imminent on the U.S. Supreme Court – one that is currently taken by one of the most liberal members of the Court. It has the Trump White House giddy over the prospect of potentially and forcefully shifting the balance of power on the Court while Democrats […]
Justices Hear Free-Speech Case Centered on Wedding Cake…
Considering the case of a Christian baker who refused to design a wedding cake for a gay couple, the U.S. Supreme Court justices struggled Tuesday to find a balance that would protect free speech without opening the door for widespread discrimination. The liberal justices on the nation’s highest court seemed skeptical of being able to […]
Supreme Court Hears Arguments About Cellphone Location Tracking in Landmark Privacy Case…
The Supreme Court heard arguments for the first time Wednesday about whether police can obtain cellphone location records without a warrant, setting up the possibility for legal precedent that could affect privacy law for generations. Experts have said the case could have consequences far beyond location tracking by law enforcement – it could impact National […]
Argument Analysis: Drawing a Line on Privacy for Cellphone Records, But Where?…
Gorsuch Comes Out Swinging in Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Case…
Justice Neil Gorsuch used a challenge to federal whistleblower protections before the Supreme Court on Tuesday to take aim at a core legal tenet of which he has long been critical. The case at issue stems from Digital Realty Trust’s firing of Paul Somers in 2014. Somers challenged his firing under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street […]