The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dissolve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, preserving a policy that allows immigrants who came to… Read More
There’s the service and security engineer — brought to the U.S. from Mexico when she was four years old — who took an early interest in technology. One of her… Read More
Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, and other tech giants have joined a coalition of more than 200 companies pushing the U.S. Supreme Court to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Next term, the… Read More
The DACA lawsuit Microsoft and Princeton University brought will be considered by the Supreme Court. The court will decide whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully when he canceled the status… Read More
In a ruling on Thursday tied to the practice of partisan gerrymandering, the Supreme Court — as it’s charged to do — weighed in on the perceived intent of the… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to Apple on Monday that other big tech companies are no doubt watching closely. The justices voted 5-4 to allow a class action… Read More
A lawsuit against Amazon-owned Zappos will continue after the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an appeal from the online shoe retailer in a seven-year-old data breach case. In the wake… Read More
Today’s featured stories Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban after long battle with states, activists and tech industry Venmo launches debit card with the ability to split purchases with friends… Read More
States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning in a case… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a case that pitted Microsoft against the Department of Justice over emails the company has stored in an overseas server. Both parties asked the… Read More
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear its first state sales tax case in more than 25 years this week and the verdict could have sweeping implications for e-commerce… Read More
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice have asked the Supreme Court to drop a case that has pitted the two against one another since 2013. The software giant and… Read More
In oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Microsoft argued that the federal government is not authorized to demand emails, tied to a criminal investigation, that are stored in… Read More
A showdown between Microsoft and the U.S. government will take place at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, and it could have widespread consequences for the cloud computing industry and… Read More
Microsoft won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a complex case that goes back close to a decade, involving scratched Xbox 360 games. In an opinion authored by Justice Ruth… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court is planning to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Xbox 360 users against Microsoft over scratched video game discs. SCOTUS isn’t reviewing the case for nostalgia’s… Read More
Something rare and historic is happening to Washington state’s Supreme Court. An unprecedented number of incumbent seats (three to be exact) will be challenged Nov. 8 — and some of… Read More
Apple’s high-profile case against the FBI may be getting more attention these days, but the iPhone maker has been battling Samsung over a set of design patents for much longer. Today,… Read More
“I have fulfilled my constitutional duty,” President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. “Now it’s time for the Senate to do theirs.” No, the President wasn’t specifically referencing the creation of a… Read More
The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision today, ruling that same-sex marriage is legal. The Court ruled 5-4, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing the majority opinion, that it is legal… Read More
Updated below with Amazon statement. In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected an effort by Amazon’s fulfillment center workers to be paid for the time they spend in… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches which could have implications for similar cases in the future.… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that the Aereo television streaming service violates U.S. copyright law, dealing a setback to the company in a closely watched legal battle between traditional broadcasters and… Read More
The Supreme Court largely chose to uphold the status quo in the world of software patents today with a unanimous ruling in the case of Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank. The… Read More
Microsoft and Amazon are among the technology companies taking a stand on a landmark patent case to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court today. A decision from the court… Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches which could have implications for similar cases in the future. Two former… Read More
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that it is impossible to patent a naturally-occurring gene. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the majority, said that a gene was a “product of… Read More