The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review allows it to deem legislation or executive actions as unconstitutional. This power wasn’t granted to the Supreme Court through the Constitution, though: it comes from an 1803 court decision in the case of Marbury versus Madison. The case’s defining decision upheld the belief …
Read MoreVolkswagen has had something of a rough go of it over the last few years, though they’ve got no one but themselves to blame. The German automaker came under fire in 2016 due to the company’s apparent fraud committed to fudge emissions testing. The company faced a huge class action …
Read MoreOne of the biggest suits in class action history was a case that named four massive tobacco companies as defendants to cover smoking-related illness medical costs. This suit, which finished in 1998, resulted in one of the largest payouts in class action history. This case was part of a huge …
Read MoreThe Supreme Court has always had nine justices, and it always will, right? Well, not necessarily. The US Constitution doesn’t specify how many seats the Supreme Court needs to have, and there have been times when US presidents have considered adding more justices to the court to correct what they …
Read MoreIn the year 1800, the first murder trial in the new nation took place. Defendant Levi Weeks was accused of murder and retained the services of notable Manhattan attorneys Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr and their colleague Henry Brockholst Livingston. Weeks had moved to New York City in 1798 at …
Read MoreTyco International was a security systems company incorporated in Cork, Ireland, with operations headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The company sold fire and burglar alarms, primarily marketing to small businesses and churches. They have since been merged with Johnson Controls, and no longer exist as a separate entity. 2002 Accounting …
Read MoreThe legal system is serious business–most of the time, anyway. Here are some of the wildest, most frivolous, and shocking lawsuits ever filed. In some cases, the plaintiff actually won! That’s Why They Call It a Footlong In 2016, a teenager decided to measure his Subway sandwich to ensure that …
Read MoreConcern is rising over possible internal bias within the California Supreme Court, which has ruled consistently unanimous over the past year, even when deliberating on particularly contentious cases. Is the California Supreme Court becoming biased? In terms of diversity, the composition of the California Supreme Court is as pluralistic as …
Read MoreThe 1964 Civil Rights Act forbids the termination or hiring of an employee based on race, color, religion, sex, or nationality. The one element that is being questioned is whether or not the term “sex” can apply to sexual orientation or gender identity. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard three …
Read MoreFormed in 1985, Enron was an energy company that was based in Houston, Texas. Founder Kenneth Lay was able to use accounting loopholes, financial mis-reporting and special purpose entities to hide billions of dollars in debt the company was floating, making Enron look significantly more profitable than it actually was. …
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