Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But to truly understand the term, we must also take stock of the so-called shadow docket, where the justices decide emergency ...

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide another Second Amendment case this term, taking on the question of whether a federal law that bars gun possession by anyone who is “an unlawful user of or ...

The Supreme Court term usually ends with a bang, not a whimper. This is crunch time at the court, as the justices push to issue their opinions by the end of June. Some 20 cases remain to be decided — ...

When the justices return to the bench to hear oral arguments in the fall, they will tackle several hot-button issues, including state bans on the participation by transgender athletes on women’s and ...

Jan 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a series of important cases during its current term involving issues such as presidential powers, tariffs, birthright citizenship, guns, race, ...

Washington — The Supreme Court spent much of its most recent term responding to a fire hose of requests for emergency relief sought by the Trump administration, as President Trump's efforts to ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The backlog of cases lingering in one New Orleans criminal courtroom has been reduced by nearly a third in just over a month. Ad hoc Judge Franz Zibilich said Tuesday (Sept. 16) ...

Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. Please ...