Tag: Supreme Court

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Keep an eye on the Supreme Court this week for important decisions

Philip Klein · June 22, 2014 4:25 pm

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2013 file photo shows Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in Newark, Del. The First Amendment protects public employees from job retaliation when they are called to testify in court about official corruption, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The justices decided in favor of former Alabama community College official Edward Lane, with Sotomayor saying Lane's testimony was constitutionally protected because he was speaking as a citizen on a matter of public concern, even if it covered facts he learned at work. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

High court: Whistleblowers’ testimony is protected

Sam Hananel · June 19, 2014 9:07 pm

FILE - This Feb. 25, 2011 file photo shows Tthe U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Va. The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out an Australian company's patent for business software in a decision that clarifies standards for awarding patents, but not as much as some firms had hoped. In a case closely watched by the industry, justices ruled unanimously that the government should not have issued a patent to Alice Corp. in the 1990s because the company simply took an abstract idea that has been around for years and programmed it to run through a computer. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Supreme Court tosses ‘abstract’ software patent

Sam Hananel · June 19, 2014 7:01 pm

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Beltway Confidential

Only a quarter of Illinois home day care providers backed unionization

Sean Higgins · June 18, 2014 10:31 pm

Argentina's Economy MInister Axel Kicillof talks to the media at a press conference to explain the recent U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Argentina's bond default, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The Argentine economy minister says the government is working on a debt swap that would make payments in Argentina to creditors who accepted previous debt restructurings. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)

Lawyer: Argentina to negotiate with US hedge funds

Larry Neumeister · June 18, 2014 8:45 pm

How the Supreme Court handles death cases

How the Supreme Court handles death cases

Mark Sherman · June 18, 2014 7:01 pm

Supreme Court refuses to block execution in Georgia

Supreme Court refuses to block execution in Georgia

Washington Examiner · June 18, 2014 2:38 am

SCOTUS green-lights pro-life group’s challenge of campaign speech law

SCOTUS green-lights pro-life group’s challenge of campaign speech law

David Yates · June 17, 2014 2:55 pm

Equifax goes to US Supreme Court with tax appeal

Equifax goes to US Supreme Court with tax appeal

Washington Examiner · June 17, 2014 8:01 am

GPS tracking case has left unsettled questions

Eric Tucker · June 16, 2014 9:43 pm

Supreme Court rules against gun lobby … again

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Supreme Court rules against gun lobby … again

Morgan Chalfant · June 16, 2014 8:46 pm

High court will hear appeal over illegal threats

High court will hear appeal over illegal threats

Sam Hananel · June 16, 2014 7:31 pm