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An Inmate Doesn’t Understand Why He Is to Be Executed. Should He Be Spared?
The Supreme Court this week rightly ordered Alabama courts to reconsider the death sentence of Vernon Madison, whose memory was damaged by stroke.
Why R.B.G. Matters
A new decision on women and the draft underscores her consequential role in shaping the law on sex equality.
Supreme Court Rules for Death Row Inmate With Dementia
The court also issued decisions favoring a criminal defendant whose lawyer would not file an appeal and farmers in India suing over pollution there.
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Allow Cross Honoring War Dead
A majority of the justices appeared inclined to rule that the 93-year-old cross did not run afoul of the First Amendment’s ban on religious favoritism.
40-Foot Cross Divides a Community and Prompts a Supreme Court Battle
The justices will hear arguments this week about whether the cross in Bladensburg, Md., which honors local men who died in World War I, violates…
The Stench of Prejudice in Keith Tharpe’s Death Sentence
A juror in Mr. Tharpe’s case signed an affidavit stating that he was a “nigger,” wondering “if black people even have souls.”
Supreme Court Puts Limits on Police Power to Seize Private Property
Civil forfeiture laws, a popular way to raise revenue, have been the subject of criticism across the political spectrum.
As Ruth Bader Ginsburg Returns, Supreme Court Acts on Death Penalty and Pollution Cases
Justice Ginsburg, 85, asked crisp and clear questions of both sides in a patent case in her return to the bench about two months after…
Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Ruling
The Supreme Court’s 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, Justice Thomas wrote, was not rooted in the text and history of the Constitution.
Why Trump’s Emergency Mess Means Danger for the Courts
The president’s move has already been challenged in court. Win or lose, he is almost certainly forcing an alarming judicial precedent.