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.

Three cases being heard this term could amplify the imbalance of power and influence in U.S. politics.

The Supreme Court's conservative majority will stop at nothing to preserve capital punishment in America.

The Supreme Court has a chance to rebuke President Trump and reaffirm judicial independence. Will the justices take it?

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 Supreme Court may declare that half the state is still Indian country under federal law.

Of course the court system is political! The first step toward changing that is acknowledging it.

What if Trump wins re-election by razor-thin margins in states where Republicans have made it harder to cast a ballot?

Capital punishment is losing support in the United States, but what about on the Supreme Court?

Thanks to a 2013 ruling, Southern states are free to pass restrictive laws without government scrutiny.

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 Supreme Court justice's confirmation marks a new, degraded era in American governance.

They've been trying for decades to remake the Supreme Court, but have suffered one disappointment after another.

There are many parallels between Clarence Thomas and Brett Kavanaugh's circumstances, but a lot has changed in American politics, too.