As the Supreme Court hears arguments for legalizing same-sex unions nationally, shifting public opinion could convince the justices to act.
What was once a fringe legal theory now stands a real chance of being adopted by the Supreme Court.
Today's Supreme Court decisions mean 30 percent of Americans live in a state where gay marriage is legal.
The Connecticut Supreme Court rejected an attempt by prosecutors to reverse last year's abolition ruling.
A decade ago, West Virginia foreshadowed the influence that money and politics have come to have on state judiciaries. Now it may warn of a worrying new trend.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to halt an execution on Tuesday despite a juror’s racial slurs against the inmate.
Why Supreme Court justices have more free time than ever—and why it should be taken away
The Supreme Court has betrayed the promise of equal citizenship by allowing police to arrest and kill Americans at will.
Today's Supreme Court rulings only legalize unions in California, but campaigners say they set the stage for fast changes nationwide.