A court rejected the officer's claim of qualified immunity, the much-debated legal doctrine that can shield police officers ...

WASHINGTON — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote just five majority opinions in the Supreme Court term that ended last month, the fewest of any member of the court. But her voice resonated nonetheless ...

Especially in a state with one-party control, more ways to keep tabs on backroom machinations can only be a good thing.

"The court prioritized bureaucratic convenience over the people's right to know promptly how their tax dollars are spent." ...

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson emerges as a strong voice on an unusually fractious U.S. Supreme Court. Dissenting — again — on ...

The Supreme Court on June 27 dealt a grievous blow to separation of powers by holding that federal courts cannot issue ...

The Washington Supreme Court ruled that salary negotiation documents can stay private until funding is approved, a decision ...

After the Senate parliamentarian advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut ...

Ruling says Medicaid patients cannot sue to get non-abortion health care from Planned Parenthood if states have cut off ...

President Donald Trump’s order to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities presents a new test of the Constitution and the extent of ...

Legalese The case was poised to be a test of a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that moved the goalposts when it comes to assessing the constitutionality of gun regulations. Washington’s ban on ...

In a 7-2 ruling, state Supreme Court justices disagreed. They ruled that high-capacity magazines aren’t “arms,” but just a component of a gun, and are not generally used for self-defense.