Tag:Elena Kagan

Justices Dissent After U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Vacate Racial Bias Death Sentence Case

Three justices dissented from a majority that declined to hear the appeal of a man sentenced to death with a juror who expressed racial bias.

Supreme Court Declines to Block Texas Heartbeat Act in Blow to Abortion Access

The Supreme Court, in a narrow, late-night vote on Wednesday, rejected a request to block Texas’ restrictive new abortion law.

Supreme Court Scales Back Equity Doctrine in Patent Cases

A recent Supreme Court decision reaffirmed a long-standing intellectual property doctrine that bars inventors who turn over their patents to others from later claiming the patent is invalid.