Judges, politicians on latest list of high-court contenders ❋ Unknown (2010)
The Obama administration and several leading universities filed briefs supporting Stanford's high-court appeal. ❋ Brent Kendall (2011)
The health care law signed by President Obama in March 2010 was unprecedented, but high-court review of sweeping federal laws is not. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Mr. Keach said he was pleased she let an experienced high-court litigator, Tom Goldstein, argue before the nine justices. ❋ Jess Bravin (2011)
Obama's slipping poll numbers and a looming midterm election are among the factors that could make Kagan's confirmation process different than the one last year for the Democratic president's first high-court nominee, Sonia Sotomayor. ❋ Unknown (2010)
The ruling was the latest in a line of high-court opinions that have enforced binding-arbitration clauses that are routinely included in consumer contracts. ❋ Jess Bravin (2012)
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said in a statement Monday that while officials were disappointed by the high-court order, they were not surprised. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Lower U.S. appeals courts have used varying standards for class certification, and high-court resolution of the Wal-Mart battle could clarify the national ground rules for workers or consumers who try to challenge practices at big companies. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Scorer accused the church of not taking its legal and moral obligations seriously, citing the lengthy laicisation process and a high-court case in which the church is claiming that it is not responsible for priests' actions. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Conservatives stepped up their criticism of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday, but it was unclear how far Senate Republicans were willing to go to create bumps in what appears to be a smooth road to confirmation for President Barack Obama's first high-court choice. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Three of four federal appeals courts have rejected challenges, but the high-court outcome is uncertain. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Russia's top prosecutor's office said it decided to revive the investigation of Mr. Magnitsky because of a recent high-court ruling that the death of a defendant shouldn't obscure a probe against him. ❋ Alan Cullison (2011)
Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal explained the government's position, saying in the high-court brief that last year's Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul legislation made significant changes to the law rendering the case inappropriate for Supreme Court review. ❋ Brent Kendall (2011)
Some Republican lawmakers had questioned whether Justice Elena Kagan, who served as the Obama administration's top Supreme Court lawyer when the overhaul was enacted, should participate in any high-court deliberations on the law. ❋ Brent Kendall (2011)
Under high-court precedents, inmates in federal institutions can file federal lawsuits against prison employees for mistreatment that violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishments." ❋ Jess Bravin (2012)
Scalia said Monday's decision is consistent with high-court precedent, including a decision last term in which the justices rejected a federal law that banned the sale of depictions of animal cruelty. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Among factors Sir Michael cited in the high-court judgement was his belief that Mr. Terry's real concern was not his privacy, but the protection of his commercial interests, which included a number of sponsorship and endorsement deals. ❋ Cassell Bryan-Low (2010)
Until 1965, when the last in a series of high-court rulings in favor of the First Amendment effectively ended the commission's reign of piety, any film distributor seeking exhibition anywhere in New York was required by state law to submit a film print, dialogue script and a by-the-reel fee to Albany for review. ❋ Bruce Bennett (2011)
