The Supreme Court made several groundbreaking rulings last week—including a ruling that effectively ends affirmative action. And another ruling whereby individuals can refuse their services if doing otherwise would go against their opinions or beliefs. The media establishment has had a meltdown, claiming this represents a new wave of racism and discrimination. But is this…

A U.S. appeals Court has rejected a request to order the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to ratify minimum requirements for seat size and spacing between airline seats. According to the ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, there is no clear and indisputable evidence that tight seating could prove dangerous to passengers, albeit being…

A federal court panel turned down a bid to block United Airlines COVID-19 vaccine mandate, though one judge said he would have blocked the vaccination requirements. Three judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals considered a request by six United workers to halt the enforcement of the mandate, which has the company force workers…

TOKYO—Japan must compile an economic stimulus package worth at least 32-33 trillion yen ($282-$290 billion) to cushion the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a senior ruling party official close to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday. Such large-scale spending would be needed to fill Japan’s output gap and achieve the central bank’s 2 percent…

Apple Inc’s shares inched higher on Monday after losing about $84 billion in market value in the previous session on the back of a U.S. judge’s mixed decision in the iPhone maker’s fight with “Fortnite” game maker Epic Games. Shares were up about 1 percent before the opening bell on Monday. They had closed down…

WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc. an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said. Ruling on an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, creator of the online game “Fortnite,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers…

The Supreme Court is poised to issue a major ruling that could impact the practice of “ballot harvesting” across the United States. The court’s current term is slated to expire at the end of this month, which is this Thursday, and it is likely to rule on a voting rights case that calls into question…

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 17 reiterated that the Constitution requires unanimous jury verdicts for state criminal trials, but it doesn’t apply retroactively, which denies relief to thousands of inmates who were found guilty via divided juries. The court ruled 6-3 (pdf) to reaffirm last year’s decision that the Constitution requires a unanimous conviction….

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police when she tried to flee in her vehicle. In a 5-3 ruling (pdf), the high court wrote that the woman was “seized” under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, although the shooting did not result in police immediately detaining her. The…

The Supreme Court on March 25 sided with a New Mexico woman who was shot by police when she tried to flee from them in her vehicle. In a 5–3 ruling (pdf), the high court wrote that the woman was “seized” under the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, although the shooting didn’t result in police immediately detaining…