Supreme Court Sends Latest Obamacare Challenge Back To Lower Courts
The justices did not decide the central question in the case: whether Obamacare's contraceptive mandate violates the religious liberties of some organizations.
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Ruling May Help Patients Keep More Of The Winnings When They Sue
When someone's been hurt and gets cash as part of a legal decision, health plans routinely demand to be reimbursed for medical costs they covered. But a Supreme Court ruling may hinder that strategy.
Supreme Court May Be Leaning Toward Voiding Ex-Va. Governor's Corruption Conviction
The core issue is how to determine a clean "official act" from a corrupt one, and where the line is. Oral arguments underscored how difficult it is to come up with a workable standard.
Supreme Court Rules Frozen Iranian Money Be Turned Over To U.S. Terror Victims
At issue was whether Congress was stepping on the toes of the judiciary by essentially awarding damages to plaintiffs in certain cases.
On Obama's Immigration Actions, Supreme Court Seems Sharply Divided
A 4-4 tie is a real possibility. In that case, the actions, which would shield some 4 million people from deportation, would never take effect.
Supreme Court Weighs Obama's Executive Action On Immigration
Twenty-six states are challenging the action, which would grant temporary, quasi-legal status and work permits to as many as 4 million parents who entered the U.S. illegally before 2010.
Supreme Court Deadlocks On Challenge To Union Fees
The 4-4 vote means union opponents have failed, for now, to reverse a long-standing decision that allows states to mandate "fair share" fees from nonunion workers.
Supreme Court Rejects Rod Blagojevich's Appeal Of Corruption Convictions
Justices rejected the former Illinois governor's appeal of his corruption convictions, such as attempting to sell an appointment to the vacant Senate seat once occupied by President Obama.
Supreme Court Takes Up Birth Control Access Yet Again
For the fourth time in five years, the justices consider a requirement of the Affordable Care Act that most health plans provide women access to birth control without copays.
Supreme Court To Hear Samsung's Appeal In Patent Dispute With Apple
Samsung says it paid too much in damages after Apple accused it of copying aspects of the iPhone's design, arguing, "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon."