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An obscure provision of the Clean Air Act has become the basis for a sweeping effort to fight climate change. But is it constitutional?

The judiciary is supposed to be informed by historical memory, and guided by more than its members’ whims.

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The owners of this Christian company object to contraception. But it's their assets, not their beliefs, that will make their case so persuasive to this Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court’s conservative swing vote faces a fateful decision.

The Supreme Court nominee will testify Thursday about the sexual-assault allegations against him, which he “categorically and unequivocally” denies.

A 1989 Supreme Court case gave police free rein for aerial surveillance, but California lawmakers want to limit how drones can be used.

The first contentious case since Antonin Scalia’s death has at least one justice looking for an exit.