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.

There are no good old days to return to in U.S. politics. The truth about a post-Trump era.

How the Supreme Court can curtail the destruction of private property during police searches

The GOP installs Supreme Court justices over the will of voters. The Supreme Court helps the GOP remain in power. Rinse, repeat.