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Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for workers to take legal action against their employers
May 21, 2018
The United States Supreme Court handed down several rulings today — one in particular has a pretty good chance of affecting you. The court said today that employers can indeed force employees into individual arbitration to resolve workplace disputes. Specifically, arbitration agreements that bar employees from participating in class-action lawsuits. Workers’ rights group say the […]
Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide
May 14, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The 1992 law barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions.
Most people don't pay taxes when shopping online. That could go away.
by
Molly Wood
and Stephanie Hughes
Apr 16, 2018
The Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine who collects online sales tax.
Supreme Court to hear arguments on "fair-share" union dues
Feb 23, 2018
Labor advocates have described this case as the biggest threat to labor unions in years
Government unions face a big court challenge
Feb 23, 2018
The decision could mean a lot less money for unions that represent state and local workers.
How does China’s social credit system work?
by
Jennifer Pak
Feb 13, 2018
With a lack of financial data to assess creditworthiness, citizens are being rewarded for honesty and punish misdeeds, which are digitally archived.
Wedding cake case goes to the Supreme Court
Dec 5, 2017
The Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in the case of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. He said a state law forbidding discrimination on grounds of sexual discrimination forces him to act against his Christian beliefs. Supporters of the couple argue that if you go […]
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The Supreme Court rejects rule banning offensive trademarks
Jun 20, 2017
SCOTUS says it is unconstitutional to reject trademarks because they use offensive terms like racial slurs.
You could be paying more sales tax online if states get their way
May 16, 2017
Amazon has agreed to collect sales tax on all its transactions. Now states are targeting all other online retailers.
The push to have better workplace protections for the LGBT community
May 11, 2017
There's a lot of momentum in the courts to update the meaning of sex under the Civil Rights Act, a women's rights attorney says.