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Michael Cohen was jailed and put into solitary confinement in 2020 seemingly because he protested being silenced as he was trying to do press for his book.

On the last day of the Supreme Court’s pandemic-extended term, the court declared that nearly half the state of Oklahoma remained reservation land. This thrust matters concerning jurisdiction on reservations and tribal lands on the center stage.

This week, the Court addresses the availability of a Bivens cause of action against federal officials and certifies two insurance law questions to the Montana Supreme Court.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has seen a variety of challenges to the America Invents Act review regime since its inception,...

Though it reached the right result, the Ninth Circuit’s reasoning in Padilla sets a dangerous precedent that may hinder future responses to attempted acts of terrorism.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday nixed a Washington state bed-and-breakfast owner's lawsuit accusing a Border Patrol agent of civil rights violations during a violent 2014 encounter, as its conservative majority further curtailed the ability to sue federal officials for damages. The court decided in a 6-3 ruling authored by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas that…

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday nixed a Washington state bed-and-breakfast owner's lawsuit accusing a Bo...

New ruling restricts when individuals can sue federal personnel for misconduct.

Court rules 6-3, with all conservative justices in majority, that owner of lodging establishment could not sue Border Patrol agent for alleged civil rights violations during probe of guest's immigration status

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday nixed a Washington state bed-and-breakfast owner's lawsuit accusing a Bo...