As the Supreme Court prepares to reconvene next week, the justices agreed to hear eight new cases on Thursday.
President Obama nominated 63-year-old Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up an election-year battle with Senate Republicans.
Garrett Epps speaks to influential lawyer and journalist Tom Goldstein about the history of SCOTUSblog and the future of the Supreme Court.
An anti-government police officer reportedly dropped grenades on the nation’s Supreme Court building late Tuesday evening.
Thirty-seven states still have Blaine Amendments on the books. The Supreme Court now has a chance to get rid of them for good.
Greg Abbott is taking a stand to protect his state’s right to let children die in the Rio Grande, and four justices of the Supreme Court are encouraging him to do so.
Oral arguments before the Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act have now ended. Read the full transcripts here.
In a surprising move on Thursday, the United States’ highest court ruled that policies even inadvertently relegating minorities to poor areas violate the Fair Housing Act.
Embracing checks and balances is good politics and even better policy.
A look at how the Supreme Court might change constitutional law on abortion, gay rights, and other big issues.