U.S. District Judge Joseph LaPlante in New Hampshire had paused his own decision to allow for the Trump administration to ...

Paulette Jiles, a horse-riding poet and historical novelist who evoked the grit and grandeur of the American West in “News of ...

When the Supreme Court overturns rulings without offering any explanation, it is simply wielding raw power. And raw power ...

Next month marks the 60 th anniversary of the passing of the Voting Rights Act—a law often celebrated as the “crown jewel” of ...

Florida and plaintiffs’ attorneys are battling about whether two new U.S. Supreme Court decisions should clear the way for ...

A federal judge ruled yesterday that President Trump violated US law when he fired Democrat Rebecca Kelly Slaughter from her ...

The Wyoming Judicial Branch writes: "You’ve read the headlines, but how do you know exactly what a judge, jury, or justice ...

In a series of terse, unsigned orders, the court has often been giving the green light to President Trump’s agenda without a ...

Still pending before the Supreme Court this week is an appeal from Trump's lawyers that seeks the firing of three Democratic ...

Almost immediately after a hearing, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has issued a stay of a new law that would establish business ...

Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh paused a ruling that bars individuals in some Midwestern states from filing lawsuits claiming that ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Georgetown University law professor Stephen Vladeck about a recent pattern within the Supreme Court majority: issuing rulings with no written opinion.