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Stephen Breyer worries about Supreme Court’s public standing in current political era
In an expansive, two-hour lecture at Harvard Law School, Breyer bemoaned the common practice -- by journalists, senators and others -- of referring to justices by the presidents who appointed them and of describing the nine by their…
How the Supreme Court saved the software industry from API copyrights
Enlarge / A lot of happy developers out there in the world today.Aurich Lawson Oracle v. Google View more stories Google and Oracle's argument before the Supreme Court last October left…
Supreme Court Eyes NJ’s Bid to Dissolve Ports Corruption Watchdog
New Jersey’s attempt to withdraw from a bi-state commission that monitors corruption at the metropolitan New York port complex could get a hearing in the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court on Monday asked the acting U.S.…
‘Allergic reaction to US religious right’ fueling decline of religion, experts say
Fewer than half of Americans belong to a house of worship, a new study shows, but religion – and Christianity in particular – continues to have an outsize influence in US politics, especially because it is declining faster among…
Could you get more robocalls in the future because of a supreme court ruling?
The Supreme Court sided with Facebook in a case claiming the company’s automated text alerts violated the 30-year-old ban on robocalls. Robocalls: almost everyone gets them. And nearly no one likes them.…
Supreme Court’s McGirt decision results in tax protests in Oklahoma
Some Oklahoma taxpayers are seeking tax exemptions in light of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that said the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's reservation was never disestablished.Several taxpayers have filed protests with the Oklahoma…
Michigan Supreme Court rejects challenge to Gordie Howe bridge
Detroit – The Michigan Supreme Court has turned aside the latest challenge to construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Canada, with only one justice interested in hearing the case.The court said Friday it…
Illinois high court removes Glendale Heights president from April 6 ballot
Days before Tuesday's election, one of DuPage County's longest-serving village presidents -- Glendale Heights Village President Linda Jackson -- was removed from the ballot Friday along with one of her opponents, Edward…
Pressure mounts on corporations to denounce GOP voting bills
Liberal activists are ratcheting up their calls on corporate America to denounce the GOP campaign to tighten state voting laws, putting businesses accustomed to cozy political relationships in middle of a growing partisan fight over…