The high court’s irreconcilable conflict over the sentencing of young criminals is a product of the mess the former justice left behind.

A bill to expand the Supreme Court to 13 justices seems motivated by political revenge, not sensible judicial reform.

Does the First Amendment confer a right never to face public criticism? No, but the high court may be forced to settle the matter anew.

Recent reporting suggests that lawmakers across the country are ending a long-standing legal protection for police officers, but that isn’t quite true.

Under the guise of “religious liberty,” the conservative justices are privileging certain Americans at the expense of the rest of us.

A California law bans state-funded travel to anti-LGBT states. Texas is asking the Supreme Court to rule the law unconstitutional.

The justices agreed to hear a Kentucky case that will be the first related to abortion since Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation.

Sloppy language might imperil the president’s landmark law—and future legislative and administrative reforms, too.

What began as a minor domestic dispute is now a legal time bomb that could grant cops expanded search and seizure rights.

Red-state officials want to use the money to cut taxes rather than help their struggling citizens.

The Carter-Baker report was intended to strengthen Americans’ trust in the electoral process. Today, it’s become a favorite weapon for right-wing attacks on voting rights.

How we came to rely on the courts, instead of the democratic process, for justice

Conservatives are only getting more bold in their efforts to disenfranchise Democrats.

Why are residents of the island commonwealth denied certain federal benefits that are given to U.S. citizens nearly everywhere else? The justices have decided to take up that question.

The pandemic’s ravages caused havoc with our decennial head count. Our elections will be the first to pay the price.

The justices are hearing a new challenge involving the landmark 1965 law—and the Roberts Court is even more conservative than last time.

On the “postliberal” future of the federal courts

The Capitol insurrection was born of a violent minoritarian tradition that is as American as apple pie—and it isn’t done yet.

How 150 years of apocalyptic agitation culminated in an insurrection

The Supreme Court declined to consider a chemical company’s appeal, handing the Shoshone-Bannock tribes a rare victory against polluters.