A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled that employers can force workers to use individual arbitration instead of class-action lawsuits to press legal claims.

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A new poll finds that half of Americans approve of legal sports betting.

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In Baltimore’s final plea for a Supreme Court hearing, lawyers for the city this week pressed the justices to review and restore an ordinance that required pregnancy centers opposed to abortion and artificial birth control to notify patients the facilities do not offer services for terminating or preventing pregnancies.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a federal law that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to ...

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Two of the Supreme Court justice's two most memorable statements, neither of which came in a courtroom or an opinion.

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A Christian-based pregnancy center is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to let stand a lower court decision that struck down as unconstitutional a Baltimore ordinance requiring pregnancy centers opposed to abortion and artificial birth control to notify patients the facilities ...

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Accused killer, law-school grads, anti-KKK law round out roundup

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ANNAPOLIS – Republican Gov. Larry Hogan voiced dismay Monday that the Democratic-led General Assembly let die his annual proposal for an independent commission to redraw Maryland’s gerrymandered congressional districts, saying he retains hope the Supreme Court will rule partisan gerrymandering ...

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The city ordinance required pregnancy centers opposed to abortion to notify patients the facilities do not offer services for terminating or preventing pregnancies.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that car dealerships’ service advisers, like car salesmen and mechanics, are exempt under federal law from overtime pay requirements. The court ruled 5-4 that service advisers, who greet customers and propose various repair ...

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