Herbert Smulls was pronounced dead four minutes before the justices in Washington denied his final stay. Did Missouri officials breach their ethical duties by permitting this to happen?

But instead he got a fair one, and was convicted by a jury of his peers.

After oral argument, the third iteration of the president’s order targeting several Muslim-majority countries seems likely to stand.

President Obama’s new Supreme Court nominee called his work on the case “the most important thing I have ever done in my life.”

At a technical, legal level, Donald Trump’s proposal to force Congress to adjourn doesn’t hold up.

The justices are forcing citizens to choose between voting and staying safe from the coronavirus. This fall’s election could be no different.

The Court just stacked the deck in favor of parties over voters—and laid the groundwork for yet more polarization.

The former secretary of state talked with The Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg about the Supreme Court, Russian interference in the 2016 election, and President Trump.

Ireland’s gay-rights movement has rejected the Church’s authority, even while embracing its values.