The Supreme Court justice had no patience for a legal challenge to a huge Christian cross maintained with taxpayer dollars.

The conservative justices' convoluted opinions are undermining the court's legitimacy more than any confirmation battle could.

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?

Trump has seized the federal bench, but there's hope for Democrats in the lower judiciary.

Democrats didn't hold back on the Supreme Court nominee and his Republican defenders, but their end game is less assured.

The Massachusetts senator has a big plan to clean up Washington, but the Supreme Court has proven hostile to anti-corruption laws.

The Supreme Court's swing vote ended his career the way he began it: as a true-blue conservative.

The justices signed off on Trump's travel ban at the cost of their own credibility—and perhaps emboldening him further.

A new ruling establishes a huge hurdle for employees trying to sue their employers.

If Republicans refuse to let the other party govern, all options should be on the table.

Why are the justices hearing fewer cases and taking longer to decide them?

The president's Supreme Court appointee joined the liberal justices in striking down a deportation law, but his predecessor likely would have agreed.