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Supreme Court takes up the case involving a BMW, a robbery and blown deadlines

Supreme Court takes up the case involving a BMW, a robbery and blown deadlines

by Maria Heim | Feb 27, 2024 | Featured, Living

WASHINGTON – When is it too late for the government to provide notice that they are seeking forfeiture in criminal cases? That was the question at the heart of a Supreme Court hearing on Tuesday.  The case arose after a federal jury in New York convicted Louis...
Supreme Court poised to limit federal agency power

Supreme Court poised to limit federal agency power

by Lindsey Byman and Ruby Grisin | Jan 17, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – Conservative justices on The Supreme Court seem poised to overturn a doctrine that allows federal agencies to interpret ambiguous legislation, after oral arguments Wednesday. The doctrine came under threat from two separate cases involving small fishing...
Pregnant cancer patients often have to terminate. Abortion pill restrictions could make that choice even harder

Pregnant cancer patients often have to terminate. Abortion pill restrictions could make that choice even harder

by Shravya Pant | Dec 21, 2023 | Featured, Health & Science

WASHINGTON — The patient had already made the agonizing decision to start chemotherapy to address her colon cancer, even though she was 30 weeks pregnant. Within a day, the decisions got harder: her colon perforated, and the pain was excruciating. She would need...
Supreme Court case over SEC judges could have wider implications for agencies’ legal powers

Supreme Court case over SEC judges could have wider implications for agencies’ legal powers

by Matthew Vega | Dec 5, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — A case that the Supreme Court heard last week has many in business, and government legal circles worried about how far the court will go in limiting a key enforcement mechanism that the Securities and Exchange Commission regularly uses to go after fraud....
Supreme Court hears case to determine whether non-bankrupt shareholders can use bankruptcy law to circumvent lawsuit liability

Supreme Court hears case to determine whether non-bankrupt shareholders can use bankruptcy law to circumvent lawsuit liability

by Julian Andreone | Dec 5, 2023 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case drawing widespread interest and close attention due to its involvement of the infamous Sackler family, who launched the painkiller OxyContin in 1996 and bear significant responsibility for fueling an...
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