A new HBO film remembers when Ali was the most controversial figure in America—an anti-war icon who nearly lost his heavyweight title for resisting the draft.
Justice Stephen Breyer’s attempt to return internal respect to the Supreme Court is noble, but he chose the wrong case to make his point.
GOP senators want political parties, and not the president, to appoint the next Supreme Court justice. But history shows a more noble way.
The federal government wants broad authority to strip naturalized immigrants of their hard-won status.
Lyle Denniston, one of the most seasoned Court watchers of all time, is unimpressed by the new format.
Some recipes from Thomas Jefferson, the Coolidge White House, 19th-century political rallies, and a Supreme Court justice's husband--with a dose of history
In dismissing the classified-documents case, she is ignoring both practical history and legal precedent.
Also in this issue: Understanding Our fear of Immigrants, the Supreme Court v. Congress, and The Trouble With Fancy Office Perks
A recent ruling in a case on cell-phone searches may point to future limitations on surveillance.