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Supreme Court Rebuffs Donald Trump On Census Citizenship Question

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 28, 2019

The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday against adding a question about citizenship to the US census, calling the rationale for it "contrived," in a defeat for President Donald Trump on an issue with far-reaching political and economic implications.

US Supreme Court Tosses Ruling Against Wedding Cake Bakers Who Rebuffed Lesbians

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case pitting gay rights against religious rights.

Apple Sued by 2 Developers Over App Store Practices

Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Two app developers on Tuesday sued Apple over its App Store practices, making claims similar to those in a lawsuit brought by consumers that the US Supreme Court recently allowed to proceed.

US Court Rules Abortion Services Can Continue In Missouri For Now

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 1, 2019

Abortion services can continue in Missouri for now, a court ruled Friday, granting a temporary restraining order to keep open the sole clinic that performs the procedure in the US state.

Apple's Supreme Court Loss Sends Antitrust Shockwaves Through Silicon Valley

Tony Romm, Reed Albergotti, The Washington Post | Tuesday May 14, 2019

Apple's loss in a high-stakes Supreme Court case on Monday unsettled Silicon Valley, threatening a wave of new consumer lawsuits.

Apple App Store Monopoly Case: US Supreme Court Lets Antitrust Lawsuit Proceed

Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2019

A divided US Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead to an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple Inc of forcing consumers to overpay for iPhone software applications.

US Supreme Court To Weigh In On Gay, Transgender Rights

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 23, 2019

The US Supreme Court said Monday it will take up the question of whether gay and transgender workers are protected by federal law that bars discrimination in the workplace.

Indian-American Neomi Rao Sworn In As Judge Of Powerful US Court

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 21, 2019

Prominent Indian-American lawyer Neomi Jehangir Rao (45) has been sworn in as US Circuit Judge for the powerful District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, replacing the controversial Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Families Can Sue Gun Maker For US School Massacre: Court

World News | Reuters | Friday March 15, 2019

Families of schoolchildren gunned down in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre can sue Remington Outdoor Co Inc, a Connecticut court ruled on Thursday, in a setback for gun makers long shielded from liability in mass shootings.

"Renouncing World Good For You, Not Us," Supreme Court Tells Ranbaxy Ex-Promoters

Business | Thursday March 14, 2019

The Supreme Court today asked former Fortis Healthcare promoters and estranged brothers Malvinder Singh and Shivinder Singh to inform it on how they plan to comply with a Rs 3,500 crore arbitration order passed against them by a Singapore tribunal. "You were the flag bearers of the pharmacare industry and it doesn't look good that you are appearing...

US Top Court Sympathetic Toward Maryland Cross In Major Religion Case

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 28, 2019

US Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signalled a willingness to let a 40-foot-tall (12 meters) cross-shaped war memorial stay on public land in Maryland despite a legal challenge that called it an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion.

US Supreme Court Backs Killer Who Forgot Crime In Death Penalty Case

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 28, 2019

States cannot execute prisoners who are incapable of rationally understanding the reasons for their punishment, the US Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, siding with an Alabama man who has suffered strokes and dementia that wiped out his memory of murdering a police officer in 1985.

Google Asks US Supreme Court to End Oracle Copyright Case

Reuters | Friday January 25, 2019

Google urged the high court to rule its copying of Oracle's Java programming language to create the Android operating system was permissible under US copyright law.

US Supreme Court Allows Trump To Restrict Transgender Military Service

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 23, 2019

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump enforce his policy barring certain transgender people from joining or staying in the military as the justices put on hold lower court rulings blocking the plan on constitutional grounds.

Clothing Line "Fuct" Goes To US Top Court In Vulgar Trademarks Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday January 5, 2019

The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case brought by a clothing line named "Fuct" which the government has refused to register, claiming it would promote vulgarity.