Filed at 3:54 p.m. ET

The Supreme Court took these actions Monday:

--Dismissed a case about bias in jury selection because the court found it did not have authority to rule in the matter. The court rebuked California defense lawyers and prosecutors for failing to inform the court that the case is still under review in lower courts.

--Ruled unanimously that black former employees of a Chicago printing company can pursue a federal civil rights lawsuit. The high court said the employees had a four-year window to file their suit, overruling a lower appeals court that said the employees only had two years to sue.

--Ruled 6-3 against a Texas calculator thief sentenced to 16 years in prison. The court could have used Michael Haley's case to give people sentenced as habitual offenders a new way to appeal their sentences in federal court.

--Refused to consider an appeal from two musicians who claim they were cheated by rocker Ozzy Osbourne. Bassist Robert Daisley and drummer Lee Kerslake sued in 1998 seeking royalties for their work on Osbourne albums ``Blizzard of Ozz'' and ``Diary of a Madman.''

--Refused to consider whether a Montana man's foul language to a law enforcement officer was free speech protected by the Constitution. Malachi Robinson, was fined $50 for calling a deputy a ``(expletive) pig.''

--Refused to consider whether the government-owned Tennessee Valley Authority had the authority to disregard a demand from Washington to clean up its coal-fired power plants. The justices had been asked by the Bush administration to step into a dispute over the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency.