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Big tech and other companies decry Supreme Court travel ban ruling

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 26, 2018
Business leaders say President Trump’s travel ban goes against their values and hurts economically.
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Unions brace for Supreme Court Janus decision

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 25, 2018
Organized labor in Nevada is holding its own, in spite of right-to-work rules that ban charging fees to nonunion members — something the Janus case might lead to for public-sector unions nationwide.
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Special education costs add up for parents, schools as federal law remains underfunded

by Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jun 22, 2018
For the first time, schools are legally required to make special education meaningful. But they've been given no additional money to make it happen.
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Online shoppers have to pay state sales tax, Supreme Court says

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 21, 2018
States and cities have long been saying that they have a right to profit from residents’ on line purchases.
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Supreme Court rules for states in online sales tax case

by Associated Press
Jun 21, 2018
This could mean higher online prices for consumers.
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The Supreme Court just made class-action lawsuits harder to join

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
May 22, 2018
We spoke with one of the co-founders of SCOTUSblog about the implications of the ruling.
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Supreme Court ruling makes it harder for workers to take legal action against their employers

by Kimberly Adams
May 21, 2018
The United States Supreme Court handed down several rulings today — one in particular has a pretty good chance of affecting you. The court said today that employers can indeed force employees into individual arbitration to resolve workplace disputes. Specifically, arbitration agreements that bar employees from participating in class-action lawsuits. Workers’ rights group say the […]
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Supreme Court makes sports betting a possibility nationwide

by Associated Press
May 14, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The 1992 law barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions.
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Most people don't pay taxes when shopping online. That could go away.

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Apr 16, 2018
The Supreme Court will hear a case that could determine who collects online sales tax.
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Supreme Court to hear arguments on "fair-share" union dues

by Jana Kasperkevic
Feb 23, 2018
Labor advocates have described this case as the biggest threat to labor unions in years
A police officer stands guard on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in June 2017.
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