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In a 5-to-2 ruling, the justices declared that the constitutional ballot initiative was "misleading" because the drug would still be illegal at the federal level.
Jalopnik - 1 hour 14 min agoIt's been a few years since we last talked about Scott Tucker and his illegal payday loan shenanigans . On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court made it much harder for the Federal Trade Commission to force him to pay back everyone he's scammed. Read more...
NPR - 2 hours 25 min agoThe Supreme Court just made it easier to sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Pace, a "juvenile lifer," released thanks to an earlier decision.
The court's conservatives said there is no need to prove a minor who commits murder is "permanently incorrigible" in order to sentence them to life in prison without parole.
Slate - 2 hours 32 min agoA dubious decision by the ultra-conservative court denies Floridians the opportunity to reform their state's drug laws.
ABC News - 2 hours 32 min agoThe Florida Supreme Court has dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing marijuana under certain circumstances...
Acting Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter criticized the Supreme Court's unanimous decision Thursday to limit the agency's ability to secure monetary relief for consumers from companies found to engage in deceptive...
The Supreme Court on Thursday shot down a Mississippi man’s bid to overturn a life sentence he got for killing his grandfather at age 15 — with the majority ruling that a judge does not have to find a defendant beyond rehabilitation to issue such a term. The Court voted 6-3, splitting along conservative-liberal lines,...
The decision could impact a current antitrust case with Facebook.
The Florida Supreme Court struck down a ballot initiative on Thursday that would allow Floridians to vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana. The justices ruled in a 5-2 decision that ...
The lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court accuses Exxon, BP, Shell and the American Petroleum Institute, an industry trade group, of breaking city consumer protection laws through false advertising and deception.
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a provision does not give the Federal Trade Commission authority to seek monetary relief in a consumer redress case.
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an effort to challenge life sentences for juveniles, saying they could be imprisoned without the possibility of parole.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and 19 other Republican state attorneys general sent a letter to President Biden and congressional leaders opposing efforts to alter the makeup of the Supreme Court.
A coalition of 20 Republican state attorneys general are demanding that President Biden and congressional leadership not expand the Supreme Court, a proposal that has gained increased support among progressives. ...
The decision will significantly hamper the FTC's ability to return money to consumers duped by deceptive business practices.
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, said it was enough that the sentencing judge exercised discretion rather than automatically imposing a sentence of life without parole.
A group of Republican senators on Thursday spoke in front of the Supreme Court in opposition to court-packing, a response to legislation Democrats introduced at a press conference last week to do just that.
The Florida Supreme Court declared a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana "misleading," effectively ending its chances of getting on the ballot in 2022.
ABC News - 5 hours 32 min agoA unanimous Supreme Court has cut back the Federal Trade Commission's authority to recover ill-gotten gains...
Politico - 6 hours 45 min agoCongress is already considering legislation to remedy the Supreme Court decision.
Tech Meme - 6 hours 49 min agoGreg Stohr / Bloomberg : US Supreme Court unanimously slashes FTC's power to seek monetary awards in court, banning a decades-old provision used to collect billions since 2012 — - Ruling eliminates tool agency had used to collect billions — Unanimous decision is a triumph for business trade groups...
The court ruled that judges don't have to find a juvenile offender is "permanently incorrigible" before handing down a life sentence.
With liberals dissenting, the Supreme Court makes it easier for juveniles convicted of murder to get life in prison without parole.
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