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Supreme Court to hear arguments in straight woman’s discrimination appeal
As the White House targets DEI initiatives, the justices will consider the rules for bringing employment discrimination claims.
Supreme Court to hear arguments in "reverse discrimination" case
Marlean Ames is seeking to revive her lawsuit alleging her employer engaged in reverse discrimination when she was denied a promotion and then demoted.
Muscogee Nation Supreme Court hears arguments over temporary judicial appointments
The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court heard oral arguments Friday questioning the constitutionality of appointing temporary justices to hear specific cases in the event of a recusal.
Straight Woman's 'Reverse' Discrimination Case Goes to US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider on Wednesday an Ohio woman's claim that she was denied a promotion and demoted because she is straight in a case that could make it easier for people from "majority backgrounds,
SCOTUS to hear straight woman's discrimination case that could reshape employment law
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday for a case involving a woman who claims she was unfairly discriminated against on the job because she is straight.
The Supreme Court case that could bring a 'flood of reverse discrimination claims'
The Supreme Court is slated to hear oral arguments Wednesday for an unusual reverse discrimination case that could open the door for similar claims. Marlean Ames, 60, filed a lawsuit claiming the department at the state agency where she worked was biased against straight people.
SCOTUS to hear reverse discrimination case
The Supreme Court will hear a straight woman's reverse discrimination case on Wednesday. Legal expert Whitney Traylor breaks down details of the case.
Supreme Court Justices Appear Narrowly Divided Over Death Row Prisoner Plea for DNA Testing
The justices heard arguments in the case of a man on death row in Texas who claims DNA testing could spare his life.
Supreme Court schedules arguments in case where Trump administration is defending ACA
The Supreme Court on Monday scheduled arguments for April 21 in a case that could decide the legality of the Affordable Care ...
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Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain ...
Trump’s solicitor general pick already won big for him at Supreme Court
Solicitor general nominee D. John Sauer, who was Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, appears before the Senate Judiciary ...
An Important Judicial Tool Mysteriously Goes Missing at the Supreme Court
The justices have all but stopped issuing summary reversals, which are unsigned decisions used to correct clear errors by ...
Uber Eats and Burnt Toast: How Married Couple Balances Life, Supreme Court Arguments
A University of Virginia Law School appellate instructor and her husband, a Gibson Dunn partner, each have Supreme Court oral ...
Supreme Court throws out Richard Glossip death sentence, orders new trial in Oklahoma killing
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial Tuesday for Richard Glossip, scrapping his conviction and death sentence in an Oklahoma ...
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How the Supreme Court of the United States and federal courts work and affect Texans
Here’s how federal courts help determine the fate of controversial issues, such as immigration laws, in Texas and beyond.
Few prisoners claiming abuses have access to a jury trial. The Supreme Court could soon change that.
A Clinton-era law, the PLRA, stymied prisoner lawsuits claiming serious harm. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over ...