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In "Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.", the United States Supreme Court blocks a proposed Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded members of the Sackler family from civil lawsuits relating to the opioid epidemic, citing issues regarding the protection of third parties from lawsuits.
2024-06-27

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, dies at the age of 87.
2020-09-18

US Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announces his retirement, effective July 31, 2018.
2018-06-27

The United States Supreme Court rejects a case brought by foreign nationals under the Alien Tort Statute attempting to sue the Arab Bank over terror attacks in Israel.
2018-04-24

The United States Supreme Court grants a Virginia school board's emergency request to stop implementation of the federal government policy that calls for student use of the bathroom consistent with their gender identity in order to allow the board to appeal the Fourth Circuit Court ruling that upheld this policy.
2016-08-3

President Barack Obama nominates Merrick Garland to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court of the United States.
2016-03-16

The U.S. Supreme Court rules that a lawsuit challenging Maryland's congressional redistricting plan following the 2010 Census on grounds of unconstitutional gerrymandering may proceed. The suit, which alleges that congressional district boundaries were changed to make it easier for Democrats to win in seven of the state’s eight districts, had been rejected by both district and circuit courts due to lack of standing.
2015-12-8

Robert Bork, a former federal judge and conservative legal theorist, best known for his losing nomination battle for the Supreme Court of the United States, dies at 85 in Arlington, Virginia.
2012-12-19

The United States Senate confirms the nomination of Elena Kagan as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
2010-08-5

Associate Justice John Paul Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court announces his retirement after serving on the court for 34 years.
2010-04-9