The commonwealth administered a lethal injection before the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on his final petition.

The justices weigh a new set of cases and their implications for the Eighth Amendment and lethal injection.

The Supreme Court struck down the 2011 state legislative maps, but also blocked a court order to hold special elections.

And the Supreme Court is okay with that.

At least two Supreme Court justices think there's a divine legal code underlying the Constitution. How will this influence the outcomes of Hobby Lobby and other cases where the plaintiffs claim a moral high ground?

It likely won’t rule partisan gerrymandering unconstitutional. Instead, it may disallow independent redistricting commissions.

The groundwork is now in place for major conservative wins in the years ahead.

After an autocratic ruler tried to stymie the judiciary’s independence, advocates worked to depoliticize the body. But that wasn’t the only problem.