Articles about Supreme Court

Supreme Court’s denial of Trump’s attempt to rescind DACA is a win for Dreamers and Microsoft

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to dissolve the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)… Read More

Microsoft goes to bat for Dreamer employees as Supreme Court prepares to hear DACA case

There’s the service and security engineer — brought to the U.S. from Mexico when she was four years old —… Read More

Tech industry urges Supreme Court to extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ people

Microsoft, Amazon, Expedia, and other tech giants have joined a coalition of more than 200 companies pushing the U.S. Supreme… Read More

Lawsuit brought by Microsoft, others over Trump’s DACA cancelation heads to the Supreme Court

The DACA lawsuit Microsoft and Princeton University brought will be considered by the Supreme Court. The court will decide whether… Read More

Windows 95 and machine learning get a nod in dissent over Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling

In a ruling on Thursday tied to the practice of partisan gerrymandering, the Supreme Court — as it’s charged to… Read More

Apple’s Supreme Court setback could spell trouble for other tech companies facing antitrust scrutiny

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow to Apple on Monday that other big tech companies are no doubt watching… Read More

Supreme Court rejects Amazon-owned Zappos’ appeal in long-running data breach dispute

A lawsuit against Amazon-owned Zappos will continue after the U.S. Supreme Court shot down an appeal from the online shoe… Read More

TLDR: Supreme Court upholds travel ban, Venmo launches debit card, Space Needle revamp almost done

Today’s featured stories Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban after long battle with states, activists and tech industry Venmo launches… Read More

Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax from internet retailers in historic e-commerce case

States can collect sales tax from online sellers even if those companies don’t have a physical presence in the state,… Read More

Supreme Court drops lawsuit over Microsoft customer data stored overseas due to CLOUD Act

The U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a case that pitted Microsoft against the Department of Justice over emails the company… Read More

TLDR: Safest helmets in football, Supreme Court & the future of online shopping, 2018 Halo World Championship

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Sales tax showdown: FAQ on the Supreme Court case that could shape the future of online shopping

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear its first state sales tax case in more than 25 years this… Read More

Microsoft and DOJ ask Supreme Court to dismiss case involving customer’s overseas data

Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice have asked the Supreme Court to drop a case that has pitted the… Read More

Microsoft met with skepticism from some Supreme Court justices in overseas data case

In oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Microsoft argued that the federal government is not authorized to demand… Read More

‘Global chaos’ or just a ‘click of the mouse’? Supreme Court set to hear Microsoft vs. US in overseas customer data dispute

A showdown between Microsoft and the U.S. government will take place at the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, and it… Read More

Microsoft wins U.S. Supreme Court ruling in decade-old case over scratched Xbox 360 games

Microsoft won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a complex case that goes back close to a decade, involving scratched… Read More

U.S. Supreme Court set to hear arguments in decade-old Xbox 360 scratched-disc case

The U.S. Supreme Court is planning to hear arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Xbox 360 users against Microsoft over scratched… Read More

Why former Microsoft execs Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and Paul Allen are spending $525K on a state Supreme Court race

Something rare and historic is happening to Washington state’s Supreme Court. An unprecedented number of incumbent seats (three to be… Read More

Samsung vs. Apple patent case headed to Supreme Court, but only a $399M portion of it

Apple’s high-profile case against the FBI may be getting more attention these days, but the iPhone maker has been battling Samsung… Read More

White House sets up Twitter feed to promote Supreme Court nominee, push Senate to hold hearings

“I have fulfilled my constitutional duty,” President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. “Now it’s time for the Senate to do… Read More

Supreme Court rules for same-sex marriage, and Twitter explodes with joy

The Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision today, ruling that same-sex marriage is legal. The Court ruled 5-4, with Justice… Read More

Supreme Court: Amazon warehouse workers not entitled to pay for time spent in security screenings

Updated below with Amazon statement. In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court this morning rejected an effort by Amazon’s fulfillment center… Read More

Supreme Court to hear Amazon warehouse worker case over security line issue

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches… Read More

Supreme Court shoots down Aereo streaming service

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning that the Aereo television streaming service violates U.S. copyright law, dealing a setback… Read More

What the Supreme Court’s patent ruling means for the tech industry

The Supreme Court largely chose to uphold the status quo in the world of software patents today with a unanimous ruling… Read More

Here’s what Microsoft and Amazon have to say about today’s Supreme Court software patent case

Microsoft and Amazon are among the technology companies taking a stand on a landmark patent case to be heard by… Read More

Amazon warehouse workers’ case makes it to Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches which could… Read More

Here’s what today’s gene ruling means for software patents

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that it is impossible to patent a naturally-occurring gene. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for… Read More