The U.S. Supreme Court's three liberal justices exerted waning influence during its recently concluded term, and their ...

Wisconsin justices ruled 4-3 to overturn a near abortion ban, a reflection of the court's liberal majority and an election ...

He was known as an independent voice on the Supreme Court. Souter was little-known nationally in 1990 when President George H.W. Bush nominated him to succeed retiring Justice William Brennan, who ...

Strategic Retirements Hurt the Supreme Court. Term Limits Would End Them. Justices timing their exits to happen under a particular president undermines trust in judicial impartiality.

The effect of this opinion will be to alert government agencies that parents’ constitutional rights to direct the religious ...

Appointed in 1990 to replace Justice William Brennan, Souter was a little-known judge on the U.S. appellate court in Boston when he was selected by then-President George H.W. Bush for the nation's ...

Whether the courts will allow President Trump to redefine birthright citizenship through executive order remains to be seen.