A recent court decision forbade a white city in Alabama from breaking away from a diverse district—but it also weakened the court’s power to integrate schools going forward.
Legal ethicists are alarmed by a recent federal appeals court ruling that requires attorneys to suggest alternatives to the lethal injection procedures they deem unconstitutional.
Why are Democrats blocking Janice Rogers Brown from serving on the federal appeals court? A look at her speeches and judicial opinions shows why.
The Supreme Court has been asked to take a case that could deal a crippling blow to the labor movement.
There's something to be said for using the 1964 Civil Rights Act to combat real discrimination, not imagined bias.
The concept of precedent isn’t valuable just for the guidance it provides but also for the confidence it instills in political and legal systems. Republicans are treating it recklessly.
The prime minister has ordered the Manus Island facility, which holds migrants seeking asylum in Australia, to shut down in line with a court order.