Matt Ford

The president's latest defense of his cozy relationship with Russia underscores his warped view of war.

With Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, the national fight to abolish capital punishment will have to go local.

Dismantling the government's immigration-enforcement agency isn't as straightforward as the slogan suggests.

Robert Mueller’s latest indictment details how deeply Russia meddled with U.S. democracy to aid Trump, but the president still refuses to condemn it.

With Anthony Kennedy's retirement, the high court may deliver a blow to abortion rights slowly—or all at once. Here are the potential scenarios.

Trump nominee Brett Kavanaugh will deliver Republicans a majority on the Supreme Court. Will he also prompt a reckoning among Democrats?

With Justice Kennedy gone, here's a preview of the cases the newly conservative court already has on its docket.

The timing of the Supreme Court justice's retirement will shape policy for a generation.

Wednesday's ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, Local 31 is a blow to organized labor—and a boon for the Republican Party.

The justices signed off on Trump's travel ban at the cost of their own credibility—and perhaps emboldening him further.

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld several gerrymandered districts.

Friday's ruling was the latest to apply the Fourth Amendment to technology.

The president bowed to outrage over his migrant family separation policy, but his executive order may cause yet other cruelties.

While the Republican Congress breaks one norm after another, Democrats are mulling ideas that would weaken their future majority.

The justices on Monday ensured that warped legislative maps will continue to erode American self-government.