For starters, a substantial percentage (40-50%) of Supreme Court decisions in any term are unanimous. But not all cases are ...

In Dissent is a recurring series by Anastasia Boden on Supreme Court dissents that have shaped (or reshaped) our country. It was a case that sent one justice into a mental […] ...

Oct. 5, 1953: Earl Warren, swearing to “do equally right to the poor and the rich,” became 14th chief justice of the United States and then presided over the opening session of the Supreme ...

I n the high, marbled central chamber of the Supreme Court, Earl Warren sat last week for the last time as the 14th Chief Justice of the United States. It was an occasion of ceremony and speechmaking.

Constitutional rights have to be enforceable. They can’t rely on the goodwill of the government. This utter lack of ...

Chief Justice Earl Warren defended today the Supreme Courts ruling outlawing prayers in public schools. While the House Judiciary Committee continued its third week of hearings into proposed ...

The Supreme Court will issue the final opinions of its term on Friday. Chief Justice John Roberts made the courtroom ...

Nels Peterson's journey to becoming the chief justice began with his appointment to the Georgia Supreme Court by then-Governor Nathan Deal in 2016. He was subsequently elected to full six-year ...

The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Trump v. Casa limits federal judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions, allowing ...

In a 6-to-3 decision split along ideological lines, the Court ruled that lower federal judges had overstepped their authority ...

Richard Nixon's 1968 campaign positioned him as an opponent of the Supreme Court then headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren. The Warren Court is often viewed by historians as the most liberal. Law ...

Eighty years ago, Korematsu v. United States upheld the incarceration of Japanese Americans. The racism and hysteria that fueled that decision are still with us today. Fred Korematsu in 1983. On ...