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Adam Liptak
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In Arizona, Life Sentences for Juveniles Test Supreme Court Precedents
The justices will soon decide whether to hear a case that could affect more than two dozen youths sentenced to die in prison.
Experts Question Alito’s Failure to Recuse Himself in Flag Controversy
Legal ethicists welcomed the fact that the justice gave reasons for staying on two Jan. 6 cases, a break from court tradition. But they said…
Alito Refuses Calls for Recusal Over Display of Provocative Flags
“My wife is fond of flying flags,” the justice wrote in a letter to members of Congress who had demanded he step down from two…
Lessons from Judge David Tatel’s Guide Dog on Blindness and Vision
In a new memoir, a retired federal appeals court judge who was once a leading candidate for the Supreme Court reflects on candor and independence.
Supreme Court Sides With Republicans Over South Carolina Voting Map
The case concerned a constitutional puzzle: how to distinguish the roles of race and partisanship in drawing voting maps when Black voters overwhelmingly favor Democrats.
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Consumer Watchdog’s Funding
A decision against the agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, could have cast doubt on all of its regulations and enforcement actions.
His Dreadlocks Shaved by Prison Guards, Rastafarian Man Turns to Supreme Court
A federal appeals court condemned the “stark and egregious” violation of Damon Landor’s religious freedom. But it said he could not sue the prison officials.
Justice Alito Warns of Threats to Freedom of Speech and Religion
In a commencement ceremony at a Catholic university, the justice said that fundamental principles were in peril at universities and American society.
Justice Kavanaugh on the Presidency, the Court and Taylor Swift
In a public interview at a judicial conference, the justice used historical parallels and sports analogies to sketch out his views on the Supreme Court’s…
Supreme Court Rules Against Alabama Women Whose Cars Were Seized by Police
Two Alabama women spent more than a year trying to reclaim vehicles they owned, which the police had confiscated after arresting their drivers on drug…