Supreme Court Rules Against Union Recruiting on California Farms

The case concerned a unique state regulation allowing labor representatives to meet with farm workers at their workplaces for up to three hours a day for as many as 120 days a year.

Supreme Court Rules for Cheerleader Punished for Vulgar Snapchat Message

The decision set new limits on disciplining students for off-campus speech but did not totally bar administrators from doing so.

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Officers in Death of Black Man Restrained in Jail

The death of Marvin Scott III, who died after being pepper-sprayed and placed in a spit hood, prompted weeks of protests in front of the jail in Collin County, Texas.

Appeals Court Blocks Ruling That Overturned California’s Assault Weapons Ban

The decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit leaves the three-decade-old ban in place while litigation continues.

Ruling Dings N.C.A.A., but It Keeps Rule-Making Power

The narrow ruling was not quite the blow that the critics of college sports had hoped would bring the system crashing down.

Supreme Court Backs Payments to Student-Athletes in N.C.A.A. Case

The association argued that the payments were a threat to amateurism and that barring them did not violate the antitrust laws.

Judge Blocks C.D.C. From Enforcing Virus Rules for Cruise Ships in Florida

The decision was a victory for Florida, which had argued that the rules were crippling the cruise industry and causing the state to lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening to Lynch 2 Members of Congress

Kenneth R. Hubert, of Marionville, Mo., had threatened Representative Emanuel Cleaver II after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and Representative Steve Cohen in 2019, prosecutors said.

Supreme Court Limits Human Rights Suits Against Corporations

Six citizens of Mali had sued Nestlé USA and Cargill, accusing the companies of profiting from child slavery on Ivory Coast cocoa farms.

Supreme Court Backs Catholic Agency in Case on Gay Rights and Foster Care

The unanimous ruling was further evidence that claims of religious liberty almost always prevail in the current court.

Affordable Care Act Survives Latest Supreme Court Challenge

The court sidestepped the larger issue in the case, whether the 2010 health care law can stand without a provision that required most Americans to obtain insurance or pay a penalty.

Man, 20, Is Found Guilty in Colorado School Shooting

Devon Erickson was one of two students who planned and carried out an attack at the STEM School Highlands Ranch in which one student was killed and eight others were injured on May 7, 2019.

Federal Judge Says Biden Cannot Pause New Leases for Drilling on Public Lands

President Biden suspended new oil and gas drilling leases on federal lands. A judge in Louisiana ruled those leases could not be temporarily halted.

Federal Judge Overturns California’s 32-Year Assault Weapons Ban

The judge said the ban was a “failed experiment.” California’s governor called the ruling “a direct threat to public safety.”

Supreme Court Rules on Tribal Police and Immigrants’ Testimony

In unanimous decisions, the justices refused to suppress evidence found by a tribal officer and rejected a presumption in favor of immigrants’ credibility.

Her High School Said She Ranked Third in Her Class. So She Went to Court.

A recent graduate in Alpine, Texas, who could not find an affordable lawyer represented herself in court, arguing that school officials made errors in tabulating grade-point averages.

Supreme Court May Revisit Ruling on Native American Rights in Oklahoma

After the court ruled last year that much of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation, a state court threw out a conviction of a death row inmate.

A Dutch court rules that Shell must step up its climate change efforts.

A company spokesman called the decision “disappointing” and said Shell expected to appeal, but the ruling could add pressure on the energy industry to accelerate its move away from fossil fuels.

Opinion | The Public Deserves to See This Legal Memo About Donald Trump

Did the former Attorney General William P. Barr use his mighty powers to protect his boss?

Apple’s Fortnite Trial Ends With Pointed Questions and a Toast to Popeyes

A decision over the antitrust suit filed by Epic Games, and the future of the $100 billion market for iPhone apps, is now in the hands of a federal judge.