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 U.S. Supreme Court weighs which disputes America’s Indian tribal courts can adjudicate.

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