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The Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case concerning the bankruptcy of Purdue Pharma and its potential impact on opioid victims' compensation. Purdue Pharma, once owned by the Sackler …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in SEC v. Cochran, a case on whether federal district courts have the authority to hear cases challenging the Securities and Exchange Commission’s admin…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard the oral argument in Hughes v. Northwestern University, a case on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Legal experts and reporters reviewed the Supreme Court’s most high profile rulings of the 2020-21 term with the Heritage Foundation. They also analyzed the pros and cons of telephone oral ar…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Guam v. United States, a case on environmental law and toxic waste disposal.

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Florida v. Georgia. The case concerns water rights law and Florida’s contention that Georgia’s increased use of water for irrigation has disastrously…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, docket number 14-981. The case concerns the consideration of race as a factor in the undergraduate admi…

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument on Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, docket number 11-345, a case on affirmative action policies in higher education. Justice Kagan did n…

The Court heard oral argument in Florida v. Jardines, docket number 11-564, which addressed the use of drug-sniffing dogs on the exterior of a home. The case was one of two cases during the …

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Florida v. Harris, docket number 11-817. The case addressed the circumstances under which an alert from a narcotics-sniffing dog was sufficient to es…

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Knox vs. Service Employees, docket number 10-1121. The case deals with the question of the First Amendment giving state employees the right to decli…

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Maples v. Thomas, docket number 10-63. The case involves the right of defendants to argue the constitutionality of their death sentence when their l…

Former U.S. Solicitor Generals Paul Clement and Gregory Garre, Sri Srinivasan, and a former clerk of Justice Stevens talked about the legacy and personality of John Paul Stevens as a judge. …

Supreme Court justices and federal judges participated in a moot court trial on the actions of King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. The court heard an appeal of a ruling that Hen…

Legal experts talked about the 2009-2010 Supreme Court term. They focused on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and the future of campaign finance law, as well as the future of g…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held its fourth day of hearings on the appointment of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court seat vacated by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Witnes…

Lawyers and scholars participated in a Moot court session to argue the case Graham v. Florida. The case focused on sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole for crimes other than…

A panel of former solicitors general spoke about the range of cases that come before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including international trade, government con…

Witnesses testified on alternative strategies for post-surge operations in Iraq. Topics included were the ability of the Iraqi police to take over security operations and corruption in the I…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Baze v. Rees, docket number 07-5439. The Court will decide if the lethal injection drugs used to execute prisoners on death row have such a high prob…