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Supreme Court Rules for Death Row Inmate Betrayed by His Lawyer

The justices also decided that drivers of rented cars not listed on the rental agreements do not lose their constitutional right to privacy. This post...

A Sports Gambling Ban Was Overturned, but Can You Bet on Tonight’s Game?

Though a Supreme Court decision Monday handed a victory to New Jersey, it may be a while before bets can be placed there — or...

Supreme Court Ruling Favors Sports Betting

The case concerned New Jersey, but it has implications for other states eager to allow and tax sports gambling. Americans are estimated to annually place...

Will the Supreme Court Scrutinize Solitary Confinement? One Justice Offers a Map

In 1979, an appeals court judge named Anthony Kennedy ruled that prisoners have a right to a little fresh air. Now he and his fellow...

When Jurors Are Silenced

Louisiana has a chance to get rid of a racist 19th-century rule that allows nonunanimous juries to convict. This post first appeared in New York...

How the Supreme Court Grasps Religion

We’ll soon find out as the justices prepare to rule on the travel ban and a baker who refused to accommodate a same-sex wedding. This...

Ninja Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Fun With Fame

The star of the documentary “RBG” has embraced her popularity as another tool in her effort to help women advance. This post first appeared in...

Review: In ‘RBG,’ the Life and Times of a Beloved and Controversial Supreme Court Justice

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second woman named to the Supreme Court and the first justice to become a pop-culture phenomenon. This post first...

After Garland Defeat, New Group Hopes to Draw Democrats to Judicial Battlefield

The founding of Demand Justice, which aims to persuade liberals to approach judicial fights with the same passion as conservatives, comes as President Trump is...

Mueller’s Questions Point to What Trouble Trump Is In

They leave little doubt that the president is in serious jeopardy, particularly regarding obstruction of justice. This post first appeared in New York Times -...

Why Judges Matter

As the government’s war on abortion and even birth control mounts, Trump is trying to remake the courts with the least diverse nominees in decades....

Justices Return Dispute Over DACA Documents to Lower Courts

The Supreme Court indicated that federal courts in California had moved too fast in ordering the Trump administration to disclose documents concerning its decision to...