Many critics believe that “defensive democracy” has no place in the American system, but it does, and in fact the country has put it to good use throughout history.
With the exception of himself and a few friends in black robes, the chief justice seems to view the federal government as a bunch of power-hungry hacks.
At the state level, countless factors will converge to produce unpredictable results.
How a suit related to a bizarre Pennsylvania love triangle risks upending the treaty-making powers George Washington fought for at the Constitutional Convention
A legal scholar offers a thorough look at a complicated question
The appearance of a formal double standard causes most of the bitterness associated with affirmative action
Ten Democratic senators from states Donald Trump carried are up for reelection next year—and they’re betting that resistance to the president’s agenda will win over voters.
In Kansas, where a public school teacher was punished by the state for declining to buy items made in Israel, a federal court has issued a ruling that’s good news for free speech advocates.
People who follow the law will remember this past week for a long time. Here's why.