Court rules for Exxon Mobil in Cuban confiscation case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in Exxon Mobil v. Corporación Cimex that a lawsuit by Exxon Mobil against Cuban state-owned companies for the confiscation of assets owned by subsidiaries…
Supreme Court limits ability of foreigners to bring lawsuits for violations of international law
The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it far more difficult for foreigners to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts alleging serious violations of international law. In , the justices ruled that…
Texas asks court to leave in place age-verification and parental-consent law on apps
On Monday afternoon, Texas the Supreme Court to leave in place an order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that allows the state to enforce a…
Supreme Court declines to hear several important cases, including on voting rights and the environment
The Supreme Court on Monday morning denied review in several notable cases, including cases involving voting rights, the environment, and a trademark dispute involving a company founded by NBA superstar…
Justices issue orders on murder-for-hire case involving social media influencer, the role of race in seizing persons, and the execution of a Texas man claiming to be intellectually disabled
Over a dissent by Justice Samuel Alito, the Supreme Court on Monday sent the case of a Texas woman convicted of hiring someone to commit murder back to the lower…
Court reimposes conviction of man found to have killed Etan Patz
The Supreme Court on Monday morning that called for a new trial for the man convicted of the 1979 kidnapping and murder of Etan Patz, one of the first missing…
Supreme Court agrees to hear case on the ability to sue federal officials
The Supreme Court on Monday morning added one new case, involving the ability to sue federal officials for violating constitutional rights even when there is no law specifically authorizing such…
Roy Moore files emergency application with Supreme Court on $8.2 million jury award
Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, came to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, asking the justices to block a ruling by the U.S. Court…
Haitian citizens ask justices to throw out dispute over whether Trump administration properly ended protected status for them
A group of Haitian citizens who are beneficiaries of a program that allows them to stay in the United States on Tuesday, asking the justices to throw out a dispute…
Justices urged to stop Texas from enforcing age-verification and parental-consent law on apps
A student group and a trade association came to the Supreme Court on Monday afternoon on its interim docket, asking the justices to restore orders by a federal judge in…