Home >

supreme court cases

Results 1 - 15 of about 100 for supreme court cases

Nevada Supreme Court Cases & Their Implications For Southern Nevada Drivers Facing Criminal Charge

By: James Blatt | 2011-02-09 | Law
Protecting your driving privileges from revocation in case of DUI requires capable legal assistance and representation. read more

White & Case Wins Landmark Supreme Court Decision on Class Arbitration

By: Megan Clayton | 2011-06-09 | National, state, local
In a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court announced on April 27, 2010 that under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) compelling parties to submit antitrust claims to class arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement indisputably silent on the subject "is fundamentally at war with the foundational FAA principle that arbitration is a matter of consent." The case arises from a partial final award governed by Article 1 of the FAA that required client Stolt-Nielsen and other shipping read more

Us Supreme Court Hears Landmark Wal-mart Class-action Case

By: jeffry | 2011-03-31 | Online promotion
The Supreme Court began considering Tuesday a bid by Wal-Mart to stop as many as 1.5 million female workers from proceeding with the largest discrimination class-action lawsuit in US history. If the ... read more

Expand the Supreme Court

By: Jerome Grossman | 2010-04-02 | Politics
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court reminds us that politics is paramount in a democracy even when the control of the highest court in the land is at stake. Exercised by both parties, the politics obviously seeks control of the court and also appeals to major voting constituencies for support. read more

The Activist Supreme Court Justice

By: Wayne Nolen | 2010-04-04 | Politics
Mr. Scalia somehow concluded that the amendment's opening clause about the need for a ready militia was only one of the reasons that the Framers recognized as a preexisting right to bear arms. I guess the Founding Fathers neglected to include the other reasons, figuring that Mr. Antonin Scalia could add these later. read more

Satyam Case: Ramalinga Raju's bail Has Been canceld By Supreme Court

By: efreepressrelease | 2010-10-26 | News and society
Today the Supreme Court has granted bails revoked Satyam Computer founder B. B Ramalinga Raju Rama Raju, his brother and four others in Andhra Pradesh High Court, accounting R 14000-crore fraud. Hearing CBI plea in the bench of the Supreme Court, where judges Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma bails today canceled and asked All six people for the waiver of November 10. read more

Supreme Court Overturn Health-Care Reform

By: Health Insurance | 2010-12-16 | Insurance
and that it will likely be a 5–4 majority—but which way that majority will go is unclear. Although it garnered less attention, the ACA has been upheld as constitutional by two district courts. (Those cases, one in Virginia and one Michigan, were lower profile because they were filed by conservative organizations rather than a state government.) If lower-court decisions had consistently upheld the law, there would have been a possibility of the Supreme Court read more

Supreme Court Rules on Climate Change

By: Don Sutherland | 2010-04-04 | Politics
On April 2, in "Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency," the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently possesses the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act and that it cannot evade its statutory responsibility to exercise that authority. The majority opinion written by Associate Justice John Paul Stevens resolved the issue of whether the EPA has authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. On account of that decision, the political and economic landscape has moved farther away from the scientific debate in a direction toward laying a framework for stemming greenhouse gas emissions. read more

Missouri Court Passes the Buck to Supreme Court on Cyberbullying

By: Shelby Larson | 2009-08-15 | Cyber law
When Lori Drew was brought before a Missouri Court, there was no standard addressing cyberbullying or in this case cyber-harassment. The difference between these two terms is that cyberbullying occurs between children or teens, while cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is the result of an adult harassing another adult or exploiting a child. read more

A View On US Supreme Court and Military Commissions

By: Taimur Malik | 2010-04-21 | News and society
Military commissions were always outside the legal ambit of international law and IHL. In its June 29 judgment, the US Supreme Court as the guardian of the legality of the country has reiterated just that. read more

Foreclosure Ruling by Massachusetts Supreme Court may have Huge Impact

By: Dywon Erick Dylon | 2011-01-21 | Real Estate
The Massachusetts foreclosure ruling did not affect much on Wall Street. The decision could send the housing market into a spin again. read more

Surprising Fallout From the Supreme Court's Handgun Ruling

By: August Noble | 2010-04-04 | Politics
In a surprising turnabout, the Supreme Court ruled that every citizen has the right to bear arms. What did not get as much press was the fine print in the decision. read more

Supreme Court Decision on IRA's & Bankruptcy Rousey v Jacoway

By: Jim Knight | 2010-09-25 | Bankruptcy
In the year of 1999, Northrop Grumman was conducting a corporate downsizing and as a part of that they asked Richard Rousey to go for an early retirement. The same thing followed with Richards's wife Betty Rousey as she was also laid off. read more

Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Laws Affecting Las Vegas Dui Drivers

By: James Blatt | 2011-02-09 | Law
Whether you face a stop and arrest or charges pertaining to DUI, it is better to consult a lawyer as soon as possible to avoid legal complications later. read more

Nevada Supreme Court Considers Foreclosure Mediation Program Changes

By: rudsontren | 2010-12-15 | Business
The Nevada Supreme Court is giving the public the chance to immediately know amendments to the state's foreclosure mediation program. The state court is considering changing some parts of the program rules. read more