Supreme Court rules on Holder vs. Humanitarian Law Project

The Supreme Court has expanded its interpretation of a law meant to deter terrorist organizations from receiving outside assistance. The decision in the case, Holder versus Humanitarian Law project, ended more than a decade of legal action and limits free speech. FSRN’s Leigh Ann Caldwell reports.

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The Supreme Court issued two other significant rulings today that sided with big business. In Monsanto v. Geertson Seed Farms, the High Court ruled 7-1 in favor of the biotech giant. Justices said that a lower court could not block the company from selling genetically modified Alfalfa while the federal government conducted an environmental impact study of the GM crop.

In Rent a Center versus Jackson, the court ruled that arbitration is a sufficient way to settle workplace discrimination suits. Antonio Jackson filed a racial discrimination claim to later find out his hiring contract waived his right to take employment claims before a court. Arbitration companies are often third parties employed by the business that is a party to the claim.