A narrow majority of justices found that by regulating abortion, legislators had "impliedly repealed" the state's near-total ban on the procedure. Dissenters called the ruling pure policymaking.
Just 51 years old, nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, if confirmed, would join a growing list of relatively young justices who are likely to serve for much longer than was anticipated when lifetime appointments were first codified.
A public complaint by the Judicial Tenure Commission accused Judge Kahilila Davis of abusing her contempt of court powers, not properly recording court hearings, improperly recording others and publishing recordings online.
Congress’ “advice and consent” to the president on appointments to the judiciary has become sharply partisan — and the numbers prove it.
Legal scholars argue the “independent state legislature doctrine” is a radical theory that could disenfranchise voters.
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The California Supreme Court will decide whether the state’s ban on asking job applicants about their health applies to job-screening companies, in response to a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of 500,000 job applicants.
Another $85 million will be allocated toward building a new federal courthouse, replacing the current one that was built in 1933 and no longer meets safety, prisoner security or accessibility requirements.
Obscure court fees are disproportionately issued to low-income residents of color, who often cannot afford to pay the fines; 86 percent reported that paying for the ticket would impact their ability to pay for food.
In 1917 the Supreme Court knocked down a discriminatory land use practice in Louisville, Ky. While the case made overt zoning segregation illegal, state and local government continued to find alternative ways to divide communities along racial lines.
An eye doctor from Cheektowaga, N.Y., filed a lawsuit when a cybersecurity company refused to cover his losses after someone hacked into his cryptocurrency account and stole $12 million.
The Justice Department asked a California attorney to remove tweets she had written that described what she had seen in hearings on controversial immigration policy, raising court transparency and First Amendment concerns.
The Supreme Court has signaled it's ready to reconsider or even abolish the use of race in redistricting. At risk are the Voting Rights Act and decades of precedent.
A group of incarcerated individuals in York County, Pa., are making civil liberties complaints about their access to legal support and health protections amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Washington state Supreme Court will consider whether enforcing fares on public transit systems violates passengers’ rights. If upheld, the court’s ruling could have statewide ramifications.
Ohio’s new redistricting process, which is being used for the first time after voters approved it as a state constitutional amendment in 2015, is totally untested.
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