Three Days Of Hearings Yield Five Take-Aways – WSJ.com

It is notoriously hard to predict how the Supreme Court will rule on a case based on justices’ questioning of attorneys. But with this week’s health-care arguments having …

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Court strikes down minor violent video game ban | Reuters

Governments cannot ban the sale or rental of violent video games to minors because it would violate free-speech rights, the U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday in its first ruling in a video game case.

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Supreme Court to hand down final decisions before end of term – latimes.com

Justices are set to hand down decisions in 14 cases involving violent video games, alleged job discrimination at Wal-Mart, generic drugs and other issues.

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Supreme Court upholds ethics law on legislative vote – The Washington Post

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected arguments that a public official’s vote is free speech protected by the First Amendment and upheld Nevada’s conflict-of-interest law requiring …

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Supreme Court: Justices give police more leeway in home searches – latimes.com

The Supreme Court gave police more leeway to break into homes or apartments in search of illegal drugs when they suspect the evidence otherwise might be destroyed.

Ruling in a Kentucky case Monday, the justices said that officers who smell…

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