Tag:Justice Clarence Thomas

Supreme Court Warns Public Schools Against Efforts to Regulate Student Speech Away From Campus

The Supreme Court ruled in late June that public schools have little authority to regulate teenagers’ off campus social media posts.

Legal Lasso: Life Sentences for Juvie Sex Offenders Unconstitutional

Legal Lasso is Law Week’s morning roundup of legal headlines across the state. Each morning, we take stock of legal issues and happenings, so...

Thomas Issues Statement on Colorado Marijuana Appeal as SCOTUS Denies Cert

A Colorado marijuana tax case was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court, but the court released a statement pointing out patchwork legislation.

The President Can Now Fire the Director of the CFPB at Will

In a decision that seemed split nearly as many ways as there are justices on the court, the U.S. Supreme Court on July 29...

SCOTUS Upholds States’ Authority to Bind Presidential Elector Votes

The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld states’ ability to enforce requirements for presidential electors to vote for their state’s popular vote winner. It affirmed...

Supreme Court: Messengers of False Statements Still Liable for Securities Fraud

When the Securities and Exchange Commission or private investors go after corporate figures for making false statements to investors, the disseminators of those statements...

Overseas Lost Profits Fair Game for Patent Damages — in Limited Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court had a chance last month to vastly broaden the amount of damages that global companies could recover for sales that...

Justice Kennedy Retires; Confirmation Frenzy Ensues

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy punctuated an already rousing end to the court’s session last week — which included a 5-4 decision upholding President...