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Who Gets to Sit on the Supreme Court?
Carl Hulse’s “Confirmation Bias” recounts the recent battles to fill Antonin Scalia’s seat.
People Who Can’t Vote Still Count Politically in America. What if That Changes?
The resulting maps would tend to shift power to areas with more residents that are white and older.
A Blow Against Racism in Jury Selection
The Supreme Court took a Mississippi prosecutor to task for repeatedly excluding black jurors from a murder trial.
‘Most of Government Is Unconstitutional’
Did the Supreme Court just suggest that it is prepared to agree with that statement?
In Property Rights Case, Justices Sharply Debate Power of Precedent
In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court overruled its second precedent in a little over a month.
The Supreme Court’s Biggest Decisions in 2019
The term’s most important cases will help chart the future of a court in transition.
Excluding Black Jurors in Curtis Flowers Case Violated Constitution, Supreme Court Rules
Mr. Flowers, a death row inmate in Mississippi, had been tried six times by a white prosecutor with a record of striking black potential jurors.