Walmart appealed a $1 million verdict in a Gwinnett County slip-and-fall, arguing it was too much for a nominal damages award. The plaintiff-appellees, however, argued that the verdict amount needs to ...

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in the case of a Georgia student who was stopped from handing out religious literature and speaking about his faith on the campus of his public college ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday granted review in a case that raises a procedural question with significant practical implications for the types of constitutional lawsuits often brought against ...

James Deferio, a Christian evangelist, brought a U.S.C. §1983 action, alleging a free-speech claim under the First Amendment and a due process claim under the Fourteenth Amendment, arising from his ...

It’s only a matter of $1 in nominal damages, but the stakes in a Monday decision by a federal appeals court are much higher for litigation under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ...