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Supreme Court to Decide on Prayer in Public Meetings

The U.S. Supreme Court this week decided to take up a case that could change the rules for when prayer is allowed in public meetings, and even have broader implications for government prayer in general....more

5/22/2013 - Establishment Clause First Amendment Prayer Public Meetings SCOTUS

Do Police Need a Warrant to Track Your Cell Phone?

Can police track your location via your cell phone without so much as obtaining a warrant? The answer, for now, is maybe. ...more

4/11/2013 - GPS Mobile Devices SCOTUS Search & Seizure Search Warrant

Supreme Court Could Strike Down Defense of Marriage Act

The U.S. Supreme Court heard two hours of arguments today over the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage....more

3/28/2013 - DOMA Estate Tax Fifth Amendment Heightened Scrutiny Same-Sex Marriage SCOTUS

Will Supreme Court Punt on Gay Marriage Case?

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments in a case that could potentially grant marriage rights to gay couples in all 50 states, but the justices indicated that they would punt the issue instead....more

3/27/2013 - Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage SCOTUS Standing

Can Big Pharma Pay To Keep Generics Off the Market?

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments over whether big pharmaceutical companies can pay generic drug manufacturers to delay their entry into the marketplace....more

3/26/2013 - FDA Generic Drugs Patents Pay-to-Delay System Pharmaceutical SCOTUS

Historic Gay Marriage Cases Before Supreme Court Next Week

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next week in two cases that have the potential to change the face of LGBT rights and bring marriage equality to all Americans....more

3/22/2013 - DOMA Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage SCOTUS

Supreme Court Weighs Ariz. Restrictions on Voter Registrations

The U.S. Supreme Court today heard arguments about whether states can require documents to register voters for federal elections above and beyond what the federal government itself deems necessary....more

3/19/2013 - National Voter Registration Act Preemption SCOTUS Voter Registration Voting Rights

Should Public School Money Pay for Religious Education?

A school voucher program in Douglas County, Col., that allows students to use public money to pay for private religious school tuition does not violate the state’s constitution, an appeals court ruled last week. The...more

3/7/2013 - Public Schools Religious Schools School Vouchers SCOTUS State Funding

Doggy Drug Detection Is Reliable, Supreme Court Rules

In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday ruled that an alert by a trained drug-sniffing dog constitutes probable cause for a police search under most circumstances. In Florida v. Harris, the court rejected...more

2/20/2013 - Drug-Sniffing Dogs Fourth Amendment Probable Cause SCOTUS Search & Seizure

Your Parking Ticket Might Be an Invasion of Privacy

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide if it will hear arguments on whether a town’s use of personal identifying information on parking tickets is in violation of federal law. The justices considered the case of Village of...more

2/15/2013 - Class Action Driver’s Privacy Protection Act Parking Tickets Personally Identifiable Information SCOTUS Village of Palatine v Senne

Floating Homes Are Not Boats, Supreme Court Rules

Floating homes that aren’t designed to actually travel across the water should not be classified as boats and don’t have to follow federal admiralty law, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week....more

1/24/2013 - Federal Admiralty Law Houseboats Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach Florida SCOTUS Vessels

Supreme Court To Rule on Warrantless DUI Blood Tests

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today over whether police should be allowed to take blood samples of suspected drunk drivers without a warrant. The justices are looking at the case of Tyler G. McNeely, who was...more

1/11/2013 - Blood Tests DUI Exigent Circumstances Fourth Amendment McNeely SCOTUS Search Warrant Warrantless Searches

Supreme Court To Examine Generic Drug Lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next year on whether lawsuits against defective generic drugs can proceed in state court if they are not in violation of federal law. In Mutual Pharmaceutical Co v. Bartlett,...more

12/26/2012 - Failure To Warn FDA Generic Drugs Pharmaceutical Preemption Prescription Drugs SCOTUS

Supreme Court To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would take up two cases which challenge the constitutionality of bans on LGBT marriage. In one case, the court will rule on the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal...more

12/8/2012 - DOMA Equal Protection Fourteenth Amendment Proposition 8 Same-Sex Marriage SCOTUS

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