Tag:Justice John Roberts

Pandemic Postpones SCOTUS Finale

The coronavirus pandemic has shaken up the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-2020 session, delaying hearings and forcing the court to allow livestreaming of oral arguments...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules on LGBT Employment Discrimination Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, handed down a historic ruling in a trio of cases in which workers had been fired for...

Colorado on the National Stage With Faithless Electors Case

A Colorado case with the potential to change the power of the Electoral College is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court....

‘Generic’ Trademark Case Kicks Off SCOTUS Livestreamed Oral Arguments

The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off a round of remote oral arguments Monday with a trademark case questioning the ability to register trademarks for...

USPTO’s Ban on Immoral and Scandalous Marks Unconstitutional, SCOTUS Says

Barely two months after hearing oral arguments, the U.S. Supreme Court said in a 6-3 decision that a provision of trademark law barring “immoral”...

SCOTUS Hears Offensive Trademark Case

During an hour of oral arguments, both Supreme Court justices and the arguing attorneys before them managed to avoid saying the F-word, in a...

Granular Statute Language Could Have Broad Implications for Patent Seekers

The U.S. Supreme Court had its plate full of noteworthy cases for last week’s oral arguments. Among the most newsmaking were a potential re-interpretation...

SCOTUS Denies Stay in Campaign Spending Case

A brief, somewhat cryptic order released by the U.S. Supreme Court last week has made way for the disclosure of so-called “dark money” donors...