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Impeachment Trial Looming, Chief Justice Reflects on Judicial Independence

Chief Justice John Roberts’s year-end report on the judiciary praised civics education, but it was not hard to detect a timely subtext that appeared to...

Montana Battle Over Aid for Religious Schools Reaches Supreme Court

The justices will hear arguments next month over whether states may erect walls between church and state high enough to exclude religious groups from some...

Supreme Court to Rule on Exception to Work Bias Laws for Religious Schools

The justices will attempt to balance two competing interests: avoiding interference in the affairs of religious groups and protecting their employees from discrimination. This post...

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to Law Barring Homeless People From Sleeping Outdoors

Scores of states, counties and cities had urged the court to hear an appeal over whether such laws are unconstitutional. This post first appeared in...

Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Much of Oklahoma Is an Indian Reservation

The court was poised to decide the question in its last term but appeared to have deadlocked. This post first appeared in New York Times...

Supreme Court to Rule on Release of Trump’s Financial Records

The court’s ruling, expected by June, could release information the president has tried to protect. Or the justices could rule that his financial affairs are...

Supreme Court Weighs Role of Jury in Death Penalty Case

An Arizona death row inmate was granted a new sentencing to consider evidence of childhood abuse. The justices examined whether that required a hearing in...

Supreme Court May Back Insurers in $12 Billion Obamacare Case

The justices weighed whether the federal government may walk away from a commitment to shield insurance companies from losses. This post first appeared in New...

Supreme Court Lets Kentucky Abortion Ultrasound Law Take Effect

The law requires doctors to show and describe ultrasounds to women seeking abortions. Challengers said it violated the First Amendment. This post first appeared in...

Violent Protests and Free Speech: Who’s to Blame for an Officer’s Injuries?

The A.C.L.U. asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal from DeRay Mckesson, a Black Lives Matter activist sued by a Louisiana police officer. This...

Supreme Court Won’t Allow Federal Executions to Resume

The Trump administration had asked the justices to overturn a trial judge’s ruling that blocked the first four federal executions scheduled in nearly two decades....

Supreme Court to Decide if a State Can Consider Political Affiliation in Appointing Judges

Delaware tries to achieve partisan balance on its courts. A federal appeals said that violates the First Amendment. This post first appeared in New York...