Though liberals could issue a few sighs of relief, the recent term signaled a continued consolidation of conservative power.

The conservative justices signaled they want to limit agencies' ability to regulate. That could have disastrous consequences for the planet.

Missouri is poised to lose its last abortion provider, increasing the large swath of the country where the nearest clinic is impossibly far for poor and rural women.

Passing a federal law to enshrine Roe v. Wade would require control of the White House and Congress—and approval from the Supreme Court.

Chief Justice John Roberts may have the final say on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's ambitious plan to fight global warming.

American democracy can't afford for yet another critical institution to be crippled by partisan warfare.

Led by Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court's originalists are taking aim at the landmark precedents set by liberal justices decades ago.

How John Marshall built the Supreme Court around his political agenda

Does it help or harm justice when state and federal governments can separately prosecute a defendant for the same crime?

Both conservative and liberal justices on the Supreme Court signaled Wednesday that they think the Eighth Amendment's ban on unreasonable fines also applies to the states.

The conservative legal organization got what it wanted from the president. Will more of its members start speaking out against him?

Whether citizens of all stripes enjoy broad legal protections increasingly depends on where they live.

Republican attempts to exclude African Americans from the polls echoes efforts by Southern whites that enabled the Jim Crow era.

The nation's founders didn't want an all-powerful court, and the Constitution provides the means for restoring its lesser role in government.

If Harvard ends up losing its case at the conservative Supreme Court, schools will have to find more creative ways to maintain diversity.