Supreme Court justices head for enviable destinations on summer recess
WASHINGTON — The pay isn’t the best, but, oh, the travel opportunities that come with being a Supreme Court justice. Geneva, Rome, Lake Tahoe — and that’s only Justice Antonin Scalia’s summer itinerary. The justices often take full advantage of their lengthy summer break to travel abroad, and earn money for it, too. Justices can […]
Justices impose limits on class actions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the ability of people to combine forces and fight corporations together when they want to dispute contracts for cell phones, cable television and other services, a move consumer advocates called a crushing blow. In a 5-4 ideological split, the high court’s conservatives said businesses can block their […]