December 20, 2015 Supreme Court to hear case of man prosecuted for tossing 3 fish overboard The court said Monday it will hear the case of a Florida fisherman charged with destroying evidence — three small grouper — under a federal law originally aimed at the accounting industry.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court takes on privacy in digital age Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American's virtual home?
December 20, 2015 Affirmative action lawyer calls Supreme Court decision on Michigan schools 'racist' The civil rights lawyer who argued unsuccessfully before the Supreme Court to end Michigan’s affirmative action ban repeated Sunday that the high court’s decision was “racist.”
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court throws out nearly $3.4 million award to child porn victim The justices said in a 5-4 ruling that courts can order people convicted of child pornography to pay restitution to their victims, but only to the extent that there is a strong tie between the victim's losses and the convicts' actions.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court skeptical of Ohio law punishing campaign lies The case has attracted widespread attention, with both liberal and conservative groups saying the law tramples on the time-honored, if dubious, tradition of political mudslinging.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court rejects new campaign finance case The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to century-old bans on campaign contributions by corporations.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court rejects early appeal of surveillance ruling The Supreme Court has declined an early look at a constitutional challenge to the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records.
December 20, 2015 Supreme Court strikes down overall limits on political contributions The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled Wednesday that limits on the total amount of money individuals can give to candidates, political parties and political action committees are unconstitutional.
December 20, 2015 New York town awaits ruling on moment of prayer A town board in upstate New York moved efficiently through its March meeting agenda: roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance, a moment of prayer.
December 20, 2015 High court bolsters domestic violence gun ban law People convicted of minor domestic violence offenses can be barred from possessing guns even in states where no proof of physical violence is required to support the domestic violence charge, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The case involved James Castleman, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic assault against the mother of his child in 2001 in Tennessee. He was then charged in 2009 with illegal possession of a firearm after he and his wife were accused of buying guns and selling them on the black market.
