In a blockbuster 5-4 decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that warrantless government tracking of cellphone users via their cellphone location records violates the Fourth Amendment. “A person does not surrender all Fourth Amendment protection by venturing into the public sphere,” declared the majority opinion of Chief Justice John Roberts. “We decline to […]
Opinion Analysis: Court Holds That Police Will Generally Need a Warrant for Sustained Cellphone Location Information by Amy Howe…
Employee-Arbitration Demands Upheld by Supreme Court…
In its latest buttressing of corporate arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court was sharply divided Monday in finding that employees do not have a right to class action relief. “As a matter of policy these questions are surely debatable,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the conservative majority. “But as a matter of law the answer is […]
U.S. Supreme Court Throws Out $655M Historic Terrorism Ruling Against the Palestinian Authority…
The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a $655.5 million terrorism judgment from February 2015 against the Palestinian Authority, in a blow to efforts to hold it liable in American courts for terrorist incidents. The original judgment related to PA-linked attacks in Israel during the Second Intifada, which killed 33 US citizens. Already in […]
U.S. Supreme Court Allows Flint Water Contamination Lawsuits…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the green light to two class-action lawsuits filed by residents of Flint, Michigan who are pursing civil rights claims against local and state officials over lead contamination in the city’s water supply. The justices left in place a July 2017 ruling by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based 6th U.S. Circuit […]
DOJ Denies Victims of PLO Terror Attacks Supreme Court Review by Sara Carter…
A prominent Jewish-American organization strongly criticized the Department of Justice Solicitor General for denying victims of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority terrorist attacks from presenting their case on appeal to the Supreme Court on jurisdictional grounds, this reporter has learned. The case of Mark Sokolow v Palestinian Liberation Organization/ Palestinian Authority has […]
SCOTUS to Lower Courts on The Travel Ban: Knock It Off…
The U.S. Supreme Court appears somewhat irritated with federal courts that have repeatedly barred the Trump administration from enforcing immigration policies halting the entry of certain classes of migrants and refugees. The high court’s latest orders sent three clear signals to lower courts, all of which are positive signs for President Donald Trump. First, the […]
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 […]