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Bush Nominates Former Corporate Lawyer to Supreme Court
July 21, 2005 --President Bush nominated John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, potentially making Roberts the first justice with... Read more
Judiciary
Recent Articles about Judiciary
NAM Endorses Roberts, as Nomination Hearing Continues
Sept. 14, 2005 --The first business group to do so announced its endorsement of Judge John Roberts, who has been nominated for Chief Justi... Read more
Nomination Hearing for John Roberts Begins
Sept. 12, 2005 --The Senate hearing to confirm the nomination of John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court began Monday. ... Read more
Caveat Emptor?;
WILL FEDERAL SECURITIES laws protect you from one of the worst business nightmares -- a fraudulent deal -- when you buy a company? For more than 50 ... Read more
Nepotism On Trial
A case now before the Supreme Court of the United States is challenging the notion that business owners can favor members of their own families in hiring ... Read more
Church Vs. State: This Time A Business Battle
Donald Thorton refused to work on Sunday, and now the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether his small act will affect businesses throughout the country.<... Read more
Constructive Discharge
Related Terms: Employee Termination ... Read more
Supreme Court Ruling Could Boost Software Sector
The high court says the test for business method patents is too rigid. The software industry, among others, is poised to benefit. Read more
Supreme Court Rules Labor Law Covers Oral Complaints
At the heart of the case: A 29-year-old entrepreneur who says he stood up for his beliefs. Read more
Rehnquist's Law
Politically, the new chief justice is conservative and Republican all right. But legally, he's not so much pro-business as he is pro-government. Read more
High Court Expands Wagner Act Coverage
Nonmanagement employees -- including secretaries -- who have access to confidential material are eligible to join unions and receive the full protection o... Read more
Bush Nominates Alito to Supreme Court
Oct. 31, 2005 --Just four days after Harriet Miers withdrew her name from consideration, President Bush today nominated Circuit Court judg... Read more
The Name Of The Game
The year was 1971, and Ralph Anspach, a San Francisco State University economics professor, was sitting in his Berkeley home, playing Monopoly with his se... Read more
Bankruptcies on the Rise
Cases filed in the third quarter were up more than 40 percent over the same period last year. Read more
Employee Retaliation Suit Reaches Supreme Court
Eric Thompson was fired by his company three weeks after his wife, also an employee of the company, sued for gender discrimination. He claims it was no coinc... Read more
Conspicuous consumption
What we learned at the Supreme Court on Monday: If your company makes something that's a great value for the cost, Justice Stephen Breyer should be your t... Read more
Why Businesses Should Have Judge Dread
Shouldn't a judicial nominee's thoughts on business law be scrutinized? Read more
Tax Battle Moves to Supreme Court
Ohio business owners argue that large corporations should not receive state tax incentives. Read more
The Internet Guide to Bankruptcy Law
Even in a booming economy, not every venture turns its promoters into Internet instantaires. There' s still a down side to capitalism. And smart bankruptc... Read more
Neither A Borrower Nor A Lender Be
One Christmas not too many years ago, G. Wendell Smith received from his wife a small, framed caricature of a sour-faced golfer. Printed beneath the drawi... Read more
Casino Case Hits Legal Jackpot
A brawling casino worker helps to set a legal precedent that hurts employers. Read more
Survey: America Trusts Small Businesses
March 7, 2007 -- Americans have more trust in small business than they do in the Supreme Court, the White House, or any other public inst... Read more
Business Groups Mum on Kagan
The American Enterprise Institute, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and other business groups have so far found little to criticize in the background of Obama's... Read more
Do Employee Complaints Have to Be Written Down?
The Supreme Court hears a case on what constitutes a formal employee complaint filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more
Court Sides With Small Business in Predatory Pricing Case
A California Supreme Court ruling that cracks down on predatory pricing is being hailed as victory for small businesses. Read more
Small Firm Wins A Round In Patent Case
In 1976, when LAM Inc., of Wakefield, Mass., submitted a bid to supply its patented lighting fixtures to five Florida schools, managers of the closely hel... Read more
$50 Million "Pants Suit" Dismissed
Small-business groups are hailing the decision of a Washington D.C. superior court judge to dismiss a $50 million lawsuit against a local family-owned dry... Read more
Winemakers Toast High Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court opened the door on May 16 for the direct sale of wine across the nation. Read more
The Supreme Court Backs Cut-rate Distributors
Discounters, take heart. The U.S. Supreme Court is on your side. This spring, the Court affirmed a $10.5-million judgment in favor of Spray-Rite Service... Read more
Feuding Families
A bitter court battle has pitted the employees of Oakland Scavenger against the "family" that owns it. Read more
Who Gets to Say When the Price is Right?
The Supreme Court weighs the conflicting rights of manufacturers and retailers. Read more
Courting Bankruptcy
When the president of Bildisco filed for Chapter 11, he didn't know he would be rewriting the bankruptcy laws. Read more
Is Your Patent Safe?
Supreme Court asked to hear a case that would determine whether business methods in any industry are patentable. Read more
Supreme Court Mulls Definition of 'Small Business'
Jan. 20, 2006 --A workplace sexual-harassment case now facing the Supreme Court, which pits a New Orleans waitress against her former boss... Read more
Is Roberts Pro-Business?
While Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts' ideological beliefs can serve as a barometer to predict his future as a Supreme Court Justice, I'm hopeful th... Read more
Tennessee Ruling Makes Discrimination Cases Harder for Businesses
A state supreme court breaks from the established federal framework and puts a greater burden on employers to prove a discrimination claim is false. Read more
Best Friends In D.C.: Legal Minds
Lawyers and judges who make the bar friendly. Read more
One Lesson . . . Or Another
I read "Long Courtship" (Insider, August) with a mixture of dismay and disbelief. In light of the fact that it deals with a 23-year lawsuit that culminat... Read more
The Next Billion-dollar Start-up?
Could Spotify really be worth a billion bucks? Plus, Amazon's answer to Netflix, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
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