Matt Ford

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The hot new electoral subversion idea brewed up by the conservative legal movement may be too extreme for some of the Supreme Court’s conservatives.

The high court’s conservatives could alter protections for LGBTQ citizens based on a case whose plaintiff describes an entirely hypothetical injury.

The Trump-appointed judge, who tried to do the former president a favor in the Mar-a-Lago affair, received a stern correction from the Eleventh Circuit.

Who gets the final say on deportations and enforcement, Washington or the states? The high court faces some nettlesome questions—and some intriguing divisions.

In a potentially significant case about parody and intellectual property, the high court may get the last laugh.

The majority’s arguments in last year’s big gun-control ruling has touched off some truly chaotic interpretations from lower courts.

Celebrities such as Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, and Shohei Ohtani face a class-action lawsuit for their roles touting the now wiped-out FTX.

While members of the high court’s conservative bloc have historically taken a dim view of Congress’s investigative powers, they’re pointedly leaving this select committee alone.

Elon Musk bought an unprofitable company at a high price and is destroying its long-term value to recoup his losses. What could go wrong?

It’s an ironic twist in a year when Americans rallied to democracy’s defense.

The high court catches a case that’s both dizzyingly complicated and relatively simple: Are tribal governments a legitimate part of the U.S. constitutional order?

A slew of ballot initiatives are allowing millions of Americans the chance to overhaul how their elections are run.

President Biden called on voters to reject election deniers next week. But not everyone has that power because our elections are getting less competitive.

After an epic day of oral arguments in two affirmative action cases, it’s clear that the conservative justices will do what they want regardless of facts, law, or precedent.

As the Supreme Court prepares to consider two affirmative action cases, originalism will be put to a test.

Not every state in the U.S. requires the fabled “12 angry men.” Some require as few as six jurors. Now the justices are being asked to rule on whether the number should be uniform.

The legislation, which passed the D.C. Council last week and awaits the mayor’s pen, is the wrong solution to the right problem.

It’s good news for financial predators as a trio of Trump-appointed judges tees up a chance for the Supreme Court to take the CFPB’s cops off the beat.

How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court

Republicans have been publicly proclaiming their intention to take the economy hostage for a long while. There may not be time to stop them now.