Adam Liptak

Violent felonies committed recklessly do not count in deciding whether 15-year terms are required under the Armed Career Criminal Act, the justices ruled.

The Pentagon Papers decision, hailed as a flat-out free-speech victory, in reality had a more complicated effect.

The justices said immigrants with “temporary protected status” who entered the country without authorization may not apply for lawful permanent residency.

The justices had been asked to decide whether one of the last sex-based distinctions in federal law should survive now that women can serve in…

In a 6-to-3 decision featuring unusual alliances, the court said it was wary of interpreting the law to allow commonplace conduct to be prosecuted.

In unanimous decisions, the justices refused to suppress evidence found by a tribal officer and rejected a presumption in favor of immigrants’ credibility.

Closely divided opinions on health care, voting, religion and gay rights cases.

After prestigious law reviews adopted diversity policies for choosing student editors, researchers found, the articles they published were cited more often.

The inmate, Ernest Johnson, argued that Missouri’s planned use of pentobarbital to execute him would cause excruciating pain.

The 6-to-3 decision, a sequel to a ruling last year, affects thousands of prisoners in Louisiana and Oregon.