Whoever gets tapped as the next Democratic attorney general could potentially define a presidency and reset a wayward Justice Department.

The vanquished Democratic presidential candidate understands power better than any of her rivals.

The high court’s taken a dim view of targeted regulation of abortion providers in the past, but that was before Brett Kavanaugh.

A verdict has been rendered, but no criminal case will tell the full story about Weinstein or the women he’s harmed.

The Roberts court is poised to undo the late Justice’s landmark ruling on religious freedom and government overreach.

The bipartisan movement to “combat trafficking” was built on many of the same superficialities as the First Family, but everyone has their limit.

Trump's Super Bowl ad was rightly criticized for its political opportunism. It also exposed the limits of current efforts to reshape the justice system.

An exclusive look at a groundbreaking policy transformation. There are lessons for the left to learn here.

The progressive prosecutor wants to fight gun violence with a light touch. His critics say he’s crazy. His defenders say he’s onto something.

Our future might look much like our past, with pills as a major part of abortion access—and an obsessive target for abortion opponents.

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority could use an obscure legal doctrine to permanently kneecap the ability of progressives to govern.

What does the landmark Supreme Court ruling mean to a country always on the brink of losing it?

If all our political disputes are destined to be settled by unelected judges, do the people even have a place in our democracy?

Obamacare failed to achieve its goals but laid the groundwork for a truly revolutionary policy.

Not according to Nancy Pelosi. But don't be so sure.

Liberal legal scholars are at risk of falling into a right-wing trap.

House Democrats' report on Tuesday makes the case for protecting American democracy from further blows from the president.

The in-depth case for Trump's impeachment

They can't prove the president's innocence, so they're accusing Democrats of an anti-democratic, "Soviet-style" process.

The National Organization for Women opposes decriminalization. Doing so has led it to gaslight sex workers and echo rhetoric from anti-choice groups and the religious right.