Adam Liptak

Two criminal defendants have asked the Supreme Court to decide whether remote testimony against them violated the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause.

Recent orders suggest that the justices are thinking of dismissing cases involving the “independent state legislature” theory and Title 42, an immigration measure imposed during…

The “major questions doctrine,” promoted by conservative commentators, is of recent vintage but has enormous power and may doom student loan relief and other programs.

The administration faced a conservative court that has insisted that government initiatives with major political and economic consequences be clearly authorized by Congress.

The administration faces a conservative court that has insisted that government initiatives with major political and economic consequences be clearly authorized by Congress.

Using examples drawn from valet parking and restaurant meals, the justices indicated that a federal law imposing mandatory two-year sentences should be read narrowly.

A decision against the bureau could cast doubt on every rule and enforcement action the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken.

Prompted by a 2007 decision giving states “special solicitude,” partisan challenges to federal programs from coalitions of state attorneys general have surged.

By a 5-to-4 vote, the justices sided with John Montenegro Cruz, who was sentenced to death by jurors who were not told he would be…

The case, arising from an attack in Istanbul, was a companion to a case argued a day before that tested a shield for technology platforms.