With Billions At Stake, Supreme Court Rules States May Tax Online Retailers

Home goods seller Wayfair and other e-commerce companies had attempted to challenge a South Dakota law that levies taxes on purchases made through certain online retailers. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can require retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on out-of-state purchases.

On Marijuana, Elizabeth Warren Discovers She Agrees With Clarence Thomas

Senator Warren is in the headlines for joining with Senator Cory Gardner to introduce the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act. That legislation would, as Warren put it in a tweet , "let states, territories, & tribes decide for themselves how best to regulate marijuana-without federal interference."

In narrow decision, Supreme Court sides with baker who turned away gay couple

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who had refused to create a wedding cake for a gay couple. The court's decision was narrow, and it left open the larger question of whether a business can discriminate against gay men and lesbians based on rights protected by the First Amendment.

Supreme Court orders new trial for accused murderer who disputed his lawyer’s guilty plea

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that criminal defendants can refuse guilty pleas, even if their lawyers believe it's the best way to avoid the death penalty. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the justices granted Louisiana's Robert McCoy a new trial for the killing of three people in 2008, even though the evidence against him appeared so overwhelming that his attorney entered a guilty plea.

Clicking ‘checkout’ could cost more after Supreme Court case

In this April 13, 2018, photo, packages from Internet retailers are delivered with the U.S. Mail in a apartment building mail room in Washington. Clicking "checkout" on an online purchase could cost more after a Supreme Court case being argued April 17. In this April 13, 2018, photo, packages from Internet retailers are delivered with the U.S. Mail in a apartment building mail room in Washington.

Video: Tony Mauro’s Conversation With Gabe Roth of ‘Fix the Court’

NLJ Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro sits down with Gabe Roth of the transparency advocate Fix the Court for a conversation about a new project focusing on financial disclosure reports. *May exclude premium content Already have an account? Sign In Now Interested in customizing your subscription with Law.com All Access? Contact our Sales Professionals at 1-855-808-4530 or send an email to groupsales@alm.com to learn more.

Supreme Court leaves in place California’s 10-day wait for gun…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a Second Amendment challenge to California's mandatory 10-day waiting period for new gun purchases. With only Justice Clarence Thomas in dissent, the justices let stand a ruling of the 9th Circuit Court that called the California law a "reasonable safety precaution" and one that does not violate the constitutional right to own a gun.

Supreme Court mulls whether to hear Trump’s appeal on DACA

Supreme Court on Friday considered whether to take up Trump administration's appeal of an earlier legal ruling against its plan to cancel DACA Earlier this week, US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis ruled at federal court in Brooklyn, New York, that DACA program must remain in place The US Supreme Court on Friday discussed in private how to handle President Donald Trump 's appeal of a judge's decision blocking his plan to end protections for young illegal immigrants dubbed 'Dreamers,' and the nine justices could announce as early as Tuesday whether they will take up the case.