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Adam Liptak
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Supreme Court Seems Open to Free Speech Challenges to Social Media Laws
The tech industry argues that laws in Florida and Texas, prompted by conservative complaints about censorship, violate the First Amendment. The court’s decision could fundamentally…
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Overturn Key Chevron Precedent
The justices will consider whether to overrule the seminal 1984 Chevron decision, which requires judges to defer to agencies’ interpretations of ambiguous statutes.
Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Limit Power of Federal Government
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday over whether to overturn a key precedent on the power of executive agencies.
Supreme Court Skeptical in That Could Hobble Consumer Watchdog
The justices heard a challenge to the way Congress funded the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but seemed persuaded that it was constitutional.
Supreme Court Rules Against Dog Toy Resembling Jack Daniel’s Bottle
The case, a trademark dispute, pitted Jack Daniel’s against Bad Spaniels Silly Squeakers, which looks like the distiller’s distinctive bottle and adds potty humor.
Supreme Court Rules That States Are Not Entitled to Windfalls in Tax Disputes
In a unanimous decision, the justices sided with a 94-year-old woman who got nothing when the state sold her condominium to recoup unpaid taxes.
In Prosecution of Turkey’s Halkbank, Supreme Court Issues a Mixed Ruling
The justices rejected key arguments from Halkbank, which is owned by the Turkish government. But they told a lower court to revisit one possible defense.
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Strengthen Protections for Religious Workers
The justices searched for common ground and may be prepared to issue a modest revision to an aspect of a 1977 precedent that imposed only…
Supreme Court Endorses Streamlined Challenges to Agency Power
In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that people and companies need not wait for administrative rulings to press constitutional claims in federal court.
Jack Daniel’s-Inspired Dog Toy Provokes Supreme Court Debate
The justices differed about whether the toy, shaped like a bottle of Jack Daniel’s, violated the distiller’s trademark rights or was protected by the First…
