The conservative justice’s ruling in favor of gay, queer, and transgender workers shows the limits of the right’s Faustian bargain on judges.

The public airing of Supreme Court arguments has laid bare just how ill-equipped the justices are to handle the basic tenets of Indian law.

The 50-year effort to advance a conservative legal agenda

As important as it is for Native families, the battle over the Indian Child Welfare Act is about much more than just the kids.

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.

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.