By Ross Todd | July 6, 2017
A federal judge in Oakland has turned back the Justice Department's request to end Twitter's lawsuit seeking to publish information about the number of requests it receives as part of national security investigations.
By Cogan Schneier | July 5, 2017
A federal judge may decide by Friday whether to block President Donald Trump's newly created voting commission from asking states to hand over voters' personal data.
By Cogan Schneier | June 29, 2017
A Jones Day partner who's defended major companies against discrimination lawsuits is President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division
By Tony Mauro | June 26, 2017
The justices ended the 2016-17 term with major news on President Donald Trump's travel ban, church-state relations, gun control and gay rights, among other hot-button issues. Here's a look at the day's big developments.
By Marcia Coyle | June 26, 2017
The final day of the U.S. Supreme Court term almost always brings some drama with it—a rumored or surprise retirement, a landmark decision. The focus on this Monday was on Justice Anthony Kennedy and whether the court would say something about President Donald Trump's travel ban.
By Tony Mauro | June 26, 2017
Siding with a Missouri church in a closely watched First Amendment case, the court held churches can't be excluded from neutral government aid programs. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a dissent, wrote that the decision "profoundly changes" the relationship between church and state.
By Tony Mauro | June 26, 2017
Two years after embracing same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to deal with a repercussion from its ruling by taking up the case of a Colorado baker who refused to make a custom wedding cake for a gay couple.
By Marcia Coyle | June 26, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court, declining to step back into the contentious arena of gun regulation, refused on Monday to review the constitutionality of California's restrictions on the concealed and open carry of guns. Justice Clarence Thomas, with Neil Gorsuch, had urged the court to take up the challenge.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 22, 2017
Since the dawn of the digital age, tech companies have grappled with the protection of privacy rights amid demands from foreign and domestic authorities seeking evidence for investigations. Those competing pressures have meant a tricky balancing act—but Google's top lawyer has some ideas for making it easier.
By JOHN COUNCIL | June 22, 2017
Judge Jerry Smith wrote that the plaintiffs lacked standing because they could not prove they'd been injured by the law.
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