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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 U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Young v. United Parcel Service, docket number 12-1226, on whether the United Parcel Service’s decision to put a pregnant employee on unpaid leav…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Elonis v. United States, docket number 13-983. The case involves free speech and criminal threats in the age of the internet and social media. At iss…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in two consolidated cases, Alabama Democratic Conference v. Alabama and Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. Alabama, docket number 13-895, challenging t…

Chief Justice Roberts and Lord Igor Judge, the former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, talked about the significance of the Magna Carta on its 800th anniversary. They spoke at the Li…

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 in Zivotofsky v. Kerry, a case concerning whether whether Congress has the power to pass a law requiring the State Department to record the birthplace o…

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 Holt v. Hobbs. The case involved the issue of whether an Arkansas prison policy barring a Muslim inmate from growing a beard violated his freedom of …

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…

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts talked about the Magna Carta on its 800th anniversary. He spoke about why there was a need for the Magna Carta, how it helped to shape a young and gr…

James Swanson talked about the formation, goals, and legacy of the Warren Commission, which was established to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Mr. Swanson…

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 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 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 Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer, a case concerning when employees can sue their companies over retirement plan losses. This case involved a claim…

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

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…