In Alabama, an elected official imposed the death penalty after a jury asked for life in prison. Why did the highest court in the land refuse to hear this case—and address an insidious problem in the justice system?

Unsigned, unexplained orders have reshaped American law.

Liberty does not have to mean what the Supreme Court thinks it means.

Pro-choice advocates shouldn’t get their hopes up after the Supreme Court put a Louisiana statute on hold.

They believe that right-wing speech should be sacrosanct, and liberal speech officially disfavored.

And that offers hope for American democracy

How a conservative decision at the Supreme Court could lead to a liberal outcome

The chief justice pens a paean to criminal defense attorneys, never mentioning the national crisis the Court has helped perpetuate.

Nielsen v. Preap will determine whether thousands of longtime U.S. residents face indefinite detention without a hearing.

The president sought to dramatize the selection process, but he ultimately delivered a workaday statement nominating the most conventional candidate on his shortlist.