Upcoming Cases
Court will review Conrad Black fraud conviction (May 18, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the fraud conviction of former media executive Conrad Black. More...
Justices accept Sarbanes-Oxley challenge (May 18, 2009)
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to a 2002 law that created a national board to oversee public company auditors. More...
Court to review money damages class action case (May 4, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to weigh in on a state legislature’s power to bar federal courts from ruling on class action cases that are based on state law claims. More...
Justices take RICO lawsuit about online tobacco sales (May 4, 2009)
The Supreme Court has agreed to rule on a city’s right to sue under federal anti-racketeering law for a failure to pay city taxes. More...
Court to tackle life imprisonment for juvenile offenders (May 4, 2009)
The Supreme Court will hear two cases from Florida next term dealing with minors sentenced to life in prison for committing crimes other than murder. More...
Recently Decided
Divided court backs white firefighters in 'reverse discrimination' case (June 29, 2009)
On the final day of the term, a Supreme Court divided along familiar ideological lines held that city officials cannot decline to certify results of a civil service exam that would make dispropo More...
Justices OK New York AG's bank lending probe (June 29, 2009)
On its final day of the term, a divided Supreme Court held that New York attorney general's office should be allowed to investigate whether national banks discriminated against minorities seekin More...
Court rejects school strip search (June 25, 2009)
The Supreme Court ruled today that a public school violated a 13-year-old Arizona girl's constitutional rights by conducting a strip search of her for ibuprofen. More...
Justices ease rules on English language learner programs (June 25, 2009)
A divided Supreme Court ruled today that Arizona has provided enough funding for English language learner programs under federal law. More...
Court finds injured seaman entitled to damages for failure to pay benefits (June 25, 2009)
A divided Supreme Court held today that a seaman injured on the job can sue to recover punitive damages when the owner of the vessel denies “maintenance and cure” payments. More...