Matt Ford

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In oral arguments Monday, the conservative justice seemed like she might actually side with the liberals.

The overturning of Roe has spawned dozens of new fights for reproductive freedom.

A bank run led to a wake-up call for America’s most coddled class of plutocrats.

Why a relatively young legal doctrine has become all the rage among the court’s right-wing majority

The Supreme Court will have to sort through more than 150 years of byzantine rules and regulations to determine the fate—and the future—of a drying West.

Republicans and Democrats are uniting to prove James Madison wrong that the District’s inhabitants “will have had their voice in the election of the government which is to exercise authority over them.”

Washington’s legal eagles have held that these technical entities are incapable of creating art. At least one chatbot we spoke with agrees.

There are enough justices who seem to oppose the president’s proposal on the merits. That doesn’t mean there are enough votes to strike it down—yet.

The watchdog agency is facing the justices again, but this time its very existence is on the line.

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s idea for America to “separate by red states and blue states” isn’t just dumb and harmless. It’s also a window into a dangerous vision that’s ascendent in the Republican Party.

In the second case in as many days to focus on the platform rights of the biggest Silicon Valley firms, the high court once again seemed hesitant to disrupt the status quo.

Some of the justices appear uneasy with Section 230, which many tech firms use as their main shield against lawsuits. But they also seemed unsure about how to change it.

Even as the news channel’s big names pushed election falsehoods, they were fretting over their fraudulent work behind the scenes.

The imprisoned environmental lawyer is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in a case that may have broad implications for the separation of powers.

Technology has made it easier than ever to menace other people. Can police and prosecutors keep pace while preserving our First Amendment rights?

The Supreme Court’s Bruen decision has given rise to some disturbing new interpretations of what constitutes the right to bear arms.

Residents of the nation’s capital fought hard for home rule. If the GOP has its way, the city will become Capitol Hill’s private colony.

How much leeway will the Supreme Court give a president who wants to stonewall House Republican investigations? There’s only one way to find out.

The tribe has renewed its push to get a delegate in the House of Representatives, and the law is on its side.

The Supreme Court might end an infuriatingly unjust practice in criminal sentencing.