Adam Liptak

The question for the justices was whether a federal law prohibits not only before-the-fact bribes but also after-the-fact rewards.

Three Supreme Court briefs from former military leaders and intelligence officials explore whether presidents may be prosecuted for ordering unlawful killings.

The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could alter hundreds of prosecutions for the assault on the Capitol and help define…

The filing was the main submission from Jack Smith, the special counsel prosecuting the former president. The case will be argued on April 25.

A federal judge ruled that a state voting district diluted the ability of Latino voters to elect their preferred candidates.

The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to hear an appeal in her case, which, as one judge put it, “focused from start to finish…

A Texas city councilwoman, arrested on charges of mishandling documents after criticizing the city manager, said her First Amendment rights had been violated.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has a reputation for issuing decisions too conservative even for the six-justice supermajority of Republican appointees.

The court will hear arguments on April 25 over whether former presidents can be prosecuted for things they did while in office.

By a 6-to-3 vote, the court said that federal appeals courts may review many rulings from immigration judges despite a law that sought to limit…