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In a case that could drastically alter how cities in California and beyond deal with homeless encampments, U.S. Supreme Court justices today weighed whether to allow broader punishment for people camping in public spaces. “Laws like ours, they really do serve an essential purpose,” said Theane Evangelis, arguing on behalf of the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, which banned encampments. “They

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit brought by a group of teens challenging the state's fossil fuel policies that they say harm their health and exacerbate climate change. The state's top court could revive a legal challenge that was dismissed in 2022 by a lower court judge. While he declared the teens "have a valid concern" about climate change and the impacts of the

A shareholder lawsuit alleged the company withheld information from investors about its exposure to cryptocurrencies. The Supreme Court agreed on June 17 to hear a case from Silicon Valley giant NVIDIA that could make it more difficult for shareholders to pursue securities fraud lawsuits. The justices granted the petition for certiorari, or review, in NVIDIA Corp. v. E. Ohman J:or Fonder AB in

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear the Food and Drug Administration's defense of the agency's rejection of applications by two companies to sell flavored vape products that it has determined pose health risks for young consumers. The justices took up the FDA's appeal filed after a lower court ruled that the agency had failed to follow proper legal procedures under federal