Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But to truly understand the term, we must also take stock of the so-called shadow docket, where the justices decide emergency ...

Washington — The Supreme Court spent much of its most recent term responding to a fire hose of requests for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration, as President Trump's efforts to ...

Men in women’s sports, race-based redistricting and campaign spending will top the docket at the Supreme Court during the coming term. Oral arguments have not been scheduled for any of the 32 new ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...

When the justices return to the bench to hear oral arguments in the fall, they will tackle several hot-button issues, including state bans on the participation by transgender athletes on women’s and ...

February 21 - The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding a series of important cases during its current term involving issues such as presidential powers, tariffs, birthright citizenship, guns, race, ...

Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it. By Adam Liptak Adam Liptak is the chief legal correspondent and ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Cases related to President Donald Trump are likely to dominate the ...

ICE executes federal criminal search warrants at a factory in North Texas in this file photo. Charles Reed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The federal government’s push to reopen immigration ...