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The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Heien v. North Carolina, docket number 13-604. At issue in the case was whether a police officer’s “mistake of law” was legal justification unde…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Department of Transportation v. Association of American Railroads, docket number 13-1080. The case centered on whether the nationwide passenger …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, docket number 13-894. At issue was whether whistle-blower protection extends to unauthorized dis…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument, docket number 126-Orig, on the question: Did Nebraska violate a compact apportioning the water resources of the Republican River among Kansas, Nebraska…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores docket number 13-354, combined with the case of Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation. The cases involved the provisi…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case Riley v. California. The plaintiff, David Riley, was convicted on several criminal counts, based on evidence from a cell phone seized i…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. The case challenges the total amount of money one individual can contribute in each election cycle. The li…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on the president’s recess appointment powers. In the case National Labor Relations Board v. Noel Canning, docket number 12-1281, the Court was consideri…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Town of Greece v Galloway, docket number 12-696, a separation of church-and-state case regarding prayers said before a town council meeting in upstat…

Solicitor General Donald Verrilli talked about his role as the government’s top lawyer. Topics included his relationship with members of President Obama’s cabinet and the process for decidin…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in ABC v. Aereo, docket number 13-461. In 2012 Aereo launched a service that lets consumers remotely record and watch local broadcast TV on computers, i…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in McCullen v. Coakley, docket number 12-1168, concerning whether a Massachusetts law requiring protesters at abortion clinics to stay 35-feet away from…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Utility Air Regulatory Group v. EPA, on the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The case was consolidated with …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Alice Corporation v. CLS Bank International, docket number 12-298. At issue in the case was whether an abstract idea can be patented -- in this case,…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bond v. U.S., which challenges the constitutional limits of the U.S. treaty powers. The case involves the government’s prosecution of a Pennsylvania …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Wood v. Moss, docket number 13-115. The case involved pleas by two Secret Service agents for “qualified immunity” from a lawsuit claiming that the ag…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Hall v. Florida, docket number 12-10882, a case testing the limits of the court’s ban on executing the intellectually disabled. The issue rested on h…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in U.S. v Wurie. The issue before the court was whether police must obtain a search warrant before looking at data on a cell phone after a person has be…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on cross-state air pollution combining two cases, Environmental Protection Agency v. EME Homer City Generation and American Lung Association v. EME Home…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, a case concerning when employees can sue their companies over retirement plan losses. This case involved a claim…