On December 8th the Supreme Court heard arguments about the fate of Humphrey’s Executor, a New Deal-era precedent that limits ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on ...
The Trump administration is seeking to roll back the historical understanding that birthright citizenship extends to almost ...
The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's directive to restrict birthright ...
Both sides agree that to be granted birthright citizenship under the Constitution, a child must be born inside U.S. borders ...
The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide the legality of President Trump's executive order that seeks to end birthright ...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives sounded ready on Monday to overrule Congress and give President Trump more ...
The justices decided to hear the Justice Department's appeal of a lower court's ruling that blocked US President Donald Trump ...
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The Supreme Court Has a Serial Killer Problem

In this week's Elie v. U.S., The Nation’s justice correspondent recaps a major death penalty case that came before the high court as well as the shenanigans of a man who’s angling to be the next ...
The court’s conservative majority seemed ready to overturn or strictly limit a landmark decision from 1935 in a case dealing ...
A bedrock legal doctrine called "stare decisis," Latin for "to stand by things decided," calls upon courts to respect their ...