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Blackbeard’s Ship Heads to Supreme Court in a Battle Over Another Sort of Piracy
The justices will decide whether an underwater videographer can sue North Carolina for posting his images of the wreckage of a sunken pirate ship.
‘I Am on My Way to Being Very Well,’ Justice Ginsburg Tells Thousands of Fans
The appearance, part of a run of public events after her latest cancer treatment, gave nervous liberals hope that she would outlast President Trump.
Fix the Electoral College — Or Scrap It
“Faithless electors” are the least of its problems.
Civil Rights Turned Topsy-Turvy
The Trump administration is moving on two fronts to undo civil rights protections.
Don’t Kill the Filibuster
Democracy isn’t just about majority rule.
Trump Has Right to End DACA, Justice Dept. Tells Supreme Court
The government’s brief in the case, about the fate of the program that shields the young immigrants known as Dreamers, is the first salvo in…
A Push to Let the U.S. Charge Foreign Officials for Bribery
A new bill in Congress seeks to expand a prohibition that covers Americans who pay bribes but not the foreigners who accept them.
‘Let Us Police Ourselves’: How State Laws Limit What Cities Can Do About Guns
“Our officers need help, they need help with gun control,” Philadelphia’s mayor said. But the issue is not up to urban leaders.
The Supreme Court’s Second Amendment Appetite
The sound of gunshots is still ringing in the country’s ears. Do the justices hear it too?
A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court
Calvin Duncan, “the most brilliant legal mind” in the nation’s largest maximum-security prison, had long questioned a Louisiana law that allows 10-to-2 jury verdicts.