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J. Scott Applewhite / AP Trump's Limited Travel Ban Victory
The Supreme Court granted review of the president’s travel ban in October, but the Court clearly hopes—and strongly hints—that the case will be moot by then.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Supreme Court Strikes Down a Major Church-State Barrier
Trinity Lutheran v. Comer finds that governments can’t discriminate against churches that would otherwise qualify for funding just because they’re religious institutions.
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Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images The Supreme Court Partially Unblocked Trump's Travel Ban
The Supreme Court announced Monday it will review the president’s controversial executive order next term. But in the meantime, the administration can enforce some of its provisions.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Supreme Court Defends the Integrity of U.S. Citizenship
The justices unanimously limited the federal government’s power to strip immigrants of their hard-won status.
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J. Scott Applewhite / AP The Supreme Court Tinkers at the Edges of the Machinery of Death
Opponents of the practice won a series of notable cases at the U.S. Supreme Court this term, even as total victory in their war against the death penalty moved further out of reach.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Trump’s Most Lasting Legacy?
America’s courts—presently a thorn in the president’s side—are about to get a lot more conservative. And they will probably stay that way for a very long time.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters The Supreme Court Offers a Warning on Free Speech
In two First Amendment rulings released this week, the justices argue they're saving would-be censors from themselves.
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Rashid Abbasi / Reuters The Supreme Court's Ominous National Security Ruling
The verdict could have significant implications for the case testing the Trump administration’s “travel ban,” barring entry of persons from six majority-Muslim countries.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Justice Kennedy's Beauty Pageant
Challengers are parading different standards before the U.S. Supreme Court justice, trying to offer a definition of partisan gerrymandering he’ll find acceptable.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump's Tweets May Have Sunk His Travel Ban
The president fires off some ill-advised tweets confirming the legal arguments opposed to his policy
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Aaron Josefczyk / Reuters Use It or Lose It?
The U.S. Supreme Court will review an Ohio procedure that removes voters from the rolls if they haven’t cast a ballot in six years and fail to return a postcard.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump's Travel Ban Is Headed for a Supreme Court Showdown
Will the justices, many of whom worked in the executive branch, hold the president’s words against him?
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Supreme Court's Immigration Law Showdown
The justices will face a number of challenges that have tremendous implications for life in the Trump era.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Images Roaming Charges
The U.S. Supreme Court could soon consider whether police can review a cellphone’s whereabouts without a warrant.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Anthony Kennedy's Choice
The Supreme Court’s conservative swing vote faces a fateful decision.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters A Double Dose of Lawlessness
Monday’s court proceedings and Senate hearings offered troubling insight into how the Trump White House regards the rule of law.
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Wikimedia License to Speak
The state of Oregon is abusing its authority to regulate professional services to silence its critics.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Will the Supreme Court Defend Citizenship?
The federal government wants broad authority to strip naturalized immigrants of their hard-won status.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters How the Coming Church-State Showdown Could Be Avoided
The Supreme Court has ample reason to avoid deciding a case that could erode the Establishment Clause.
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Aaron Bernstein / Reuters The Supreme Court Considers Whether Churches Should Get Taxpayer Dollars
Trinity Lutheran Church v. Comer has the potential to shape everything from state constitutions to school-voucher policies—if it doesn’t get thrown out.
