In a tense hearing, the justices weighed whether sleeping outdoors could be criminally punished.
75-year-old justice also was not participating remotely in arguments, as
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to side with Starbucks Tuesday in a case that could make it harder for the federal government to seek injunctions when it suspects a company of interfering in unionization campaigns. Justices noted during oral arguments that Congress requires the National Labor Relations Board to seek such injunctions in federal court and said that gives the courts the duty to consider several factors, including whether the board would ultimately be successful in its...
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board. The case stems from Starbucks’ firing of seven workers who were trying to unionize their store in Memphis, Tennessee. The labor board asked a court to intervene
Starbucks takes on the federal labor agency before the US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case filed by Starbucks against the National Labor Relations Board
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government’s power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’
After Starbucks fired seven workers who were trying to unionize their Tennessee store, a U.S. government agency obtained a court order forcing the company to rehire them. Now, Starbucks wants the Supreme Court to curb the government’s power in such cases. On Tuesday, justices are scheduled to hear Starbucks’ case against the National Labor Relations […]
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was not on the bench on Monday as the other eight justices heard arguments, with no reason given for his absence. Thomas, 75, is the oldest and longest-serving member of the court and is part of its 6-3 conservative majority. Chief Justice John Roberts noted the absence of Thomas at the beginning of the arguments in the first of two cases before the court on Monday, but did not offer an explanation.
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued a subpoena to a conservative legal advocate as a part of an ethics probe driven by reports of undisclosed gifts to some conservative Supreme Court justices, multiple outlets reported on Thursday. The committee sent the subpoena on Thursday to Leonard Leo, the co-chair
The state’s JD(U)-BJP government told the court that it is drawing up welfare plans for citizens based on data from the exercise.
By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats on Thursday issued a subpoena to a conservative legal advocate they are investigating in response to a series of ethics controversies at the Supreme Court involving lavish travel and gifts to justices. Months after voting to authorize the subpoena, the Senate Judiciary Committee formally