The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that the state’s jury-sentencing system in capital cases violates the Sixth Amendment.
Today's lower court ruling deferred to the Supreme Court's 1979 decision, Smith v. Maryland. Should that case still matter?
The Constitution protects the rights of minorities—and despite their rhetoric, both Republicans and Democrats support that.
Imperialism has left tricky sovereignty questions with which the U.S. Supreme Court is only now reckoning.
The conservative movement’s decades-long pursuit of the judiciary is now paying off.
A rules change to confirm Supreme Court nominations would mark just the latest, incremental step toward intensifying partisanship in Congress.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee questioned the U.S. Supreme Court justice’s mental health after she intensified her criticism of him.
Four questions that could determine whether Mitch McConnell can push through a Trump Supreme Court nominee