CNN: SCOTUS “Other Rulings”

Link to article (”Other Rulings” at bottom).

A quick summary of some of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions:

• Stepped into a dispute over whether white managers can be sued for calling black employees “boys.” The court unanimously overturned an appeals court decision that said the term “boy” alone was not evidence of workplace discrimination. The decision is a loss for Tyson Foods Inc.
• Rejected Pennsylvania’s attempt to return a convicted killer to death row for execution. The state asked the justices to overturn an appellate court’s ruling that was written by the Supreme Court’s new member, Samuel Alito. To avoid a conflict of interest, Alito did not participate in Tuesday’s high court decision.
• Passed up a chance to decide if college administrators can censor campus newspapers. Justices declined without comment to review an appeal filed by former collegiate journalists at Governors State University, a public college in Illinois.
• Ordered an appellate court to reconsider allowing the brother of a victim of Iranian terrorism to collect $2.8 million from a California company that owes Iran for a cancelled weapons shipment.
• Refused to hear an appeal by two tobacco companies, R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard, who claimed California’s tough anti-smoking ads smeared their reputations.
• Revived an attempt by Colorado Republicans to block a congressional election map. Justices gave Republicans a new chance to challenge boundaries drawn by a state judge in 2002.