At the heart of Wednesday’s arguments lies a simple question, and one with potentially far-reaching consequences: Will the ...

Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Palmer is 80. Musician Richard Carpenter is 79. Film director Mira Nair is 68.

Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy served on the nation’s highest court for three decades. He was often described ...

Justices have handed Trump sweeping authority while also insulating him from being prosecuted from potential crimes committed ...

Joe Biden, a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president, is seeking to complete a long climb to the political mountaintop that includes two previous failed ...

U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff is overseeing the criminal case of James Comey, the former FBI director and a longtime ...

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the longest-serving members of the conservative majority, said there is nothing sacred about legal precedent as the Supreme Court prepares to revisit ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A monumental Supreme Court term begins Monday with major tests of presidential power on the agenda along with pivotal cases on voting and the rights of LGBTQ people. The court's ...

WASHINGTON – As the Supreme Court is about to revisit some major decisions, one of the nine justices – and the longest-serving member of the conservative majority – has offered his view that there’s ...

It is easy to take for granted that the current Supreme Court has a majority of committed originalists. But only four decades ago, such a court would have been unimaginable. Who deserves credit for ...

The Supreme Court on Friday for a second time allowed President Donald Trump to strip temporary deportation protections from 300,000 Venezuelans, handing the administration another win in its effort ...

In a little-covered speech, the Supreme Court justice explained how he thinks the court should reverse rulings conservatives don’t like. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. In an ...