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Supreme Court considers limits on class-action cases
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court heard two cases that could limit the scope of class action lawsuits, after the court rejected a discrimination claim by 1.5 million female workers against retail giant Wal-Mart. Comcast, the largest US cable operator, faces a class action lawsuit from two million of its…
Supreme Court doubtful on warrantless police detention
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court showed skepticism Thursday of the government’s argument that police can follow and arrest a suspect while waiting for a search warrant, even far from the premises. The case involves a man from Long Island, New York who was sentenced to 30 years in prison…
Supreme Court rejects appeal in ‘fetal personhood’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a proposed “fetal personhood” initiative in Oklahoma without comment, upholding the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling. The Liberty Counsel appealed the case to the Supreme Court on behalf of Personhood Oklahoma after the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down the proposed ballot initiative earlier this…
Supreme Court hears warrantless wiretapping case despite storm
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court was one of the few public bodies to shrug off the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy Monday and open its doors, before finally deciding to postpone the next day’s hearings. Most public services were closed in the capital city, Washington, on Monday as the…
Mentally disabled man wins execution stay in Florida
A convicted murderer who has spent 34 years on death row won a last minute stay of execution, as judges agreed to consider whether he was mentally competent. John Ferguson, who says he is the “Prince of God” and had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, had been scheduled to be…
Supreme Court rejects Ohio appeal on early voting
The U.S. Supreme Court tersely declined to hear Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted’s emergency appeal challenging restored early voting hours in his state. “The application for stay presented to Justice [Elena] Kagan and by her referred to the Court is denied,” the court’s order read, The Huffington Post reported…
Supreme Court to review Arizona law making voters prove citizenship
Supreme Court to review Arizona law making would-be voters prove citizenship (via The Christian Science Monitor) The US Supreme Court agreed on Monday to take up a case examining whether an Arizona law requiring proof of US citizenship before allowing someone to register to vote is preempted by a federal…
Appeals court reinstates Montana’s campaign finance limits
Less than a day after a lower court struck down a Montana state law that places a cap on campaign contributions by groups and individuals, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals intervened, restoring the state laws for the time being. Montana is ground zero for the nation’s legal battle…
Supreme Court lets AT&T wiretapping immunity stand
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court let stand Tuesday an immunity law on wiretapping viewed by government as a useful anti-terror tool but criticized by rights activists as a flagrant abuse of executive power. The top US court declined to review a December 2011 appeals court decision that rejected a…
Supreme Court rejects blogger’s appeal on TSA full-body scanners
The U.S. Supreme Court will not take up a blogger’s complaint against the use of full-body scanners by airport security, Reuters reported Tuesday. The court refused to hear Jonathan Corbett’s case saying the Transportation Security Administration’s implementation of the scanners and enhanced pat-downs violated travelers’ protection from illegal searches under…
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